4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

ACCRUED EXPENSES

4. ACCRUED EXPENSES

The major components of accrued expenses – short-term portion are summarized as follows:

	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Accrued vacation	$	206,798	$	196,888
Accrued interest		298,021		239,838
Accrued rent		–		66,349
Accrued loss contingency		33,762		71,744
Lease Liability		523,739		–
Other accrued expense		99,867		39,351
Total accrued expenses – Short-Term Portion	$	1,162,187	$	614,170

The balance of Accrued Expenses – Long-Term Portion, amounting to $218,224, is related entirely to the lease liability.