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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company leases offices in Melville, New York which require monthly payments of $10,334 and expires March 31, 2021 under an operating lease. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The arrangement is a lease if it conveys the right to the Company to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment for a period of time in exchange for consideration. This operating lease is included in Operating Lease Right-of-Use (ROU) Asset, Operating Lease Liability, current portion and Operating Lease Liability, long-term portion on the Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes rent and utilities expense for this lease on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term As the Company’s lease does not provide an implicit rate, it uses its incremental borrowing rate of 5% based on the commencement date in determining the present value of these lease payments. The Company gives consideration to instruments with similar characteristics when calculating this incremental borrowing rate. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Rent expense which include utilities was $31,404 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and cash payments for rent and utilities was $31,004 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

On October 4, 2017, Dr. William Roof, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer retired from the Company at the request of the board of directors (the “Board”). The parties have entered into a separation and consulting agreement dated as of November 2, 2017 (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company may contact Dr. Roof to provide consulting services and he will provide consulting services at the Company’s request to ensure a smooth and effective transition of management and business affairs. In consideration of these services and to fulfill the Company’s obligations under Dr. Roof’s employment agreement with the Company, Dr. Roof will receive aggregate cash payments of $500,000 over a 20-month period together with reimbursement of certain vision and dental benefit premiums. The Company does not anticipate this to be a significant effort and therefore has accounted for these payments as severance on the date of separation. In addition, the board of directors of the Company extended the expiration date of Dr. Roof’s options to purchase Company’s common stock to six months from the Separation Date. The Board immediately appointed Bill White, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, as its Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. At March 31, 2019, the total severance liability was $79,203 which is included in Accrued Expenses on the Balance Sheets.