Note 4 — Depreciation, Bad Debt and Other Provisions
Details of depreciation and bad debt provision are as follows:
| 2017 | 2016* | 2015* | ||||||||||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | $ | 3,574 | $ | 3,229 | $ | 3,160 | ||||||
| Bad debt and other provisions | 63,954 | – | 9,814 | |||||||||
| Total depreciation, bad debt and other provisions | $ | 67,528 | $ | 3,229 | $ | 12,974 | ||||||
There was no provision for bad debt for the year ended December 31, 2016 due to the Group’s proactive cash collection policy during 2016.
* Restated for discontinued operations (see note 9 — Discontinued Operations)