COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

NOTE 12.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

Operating Leases

The Company’s principal facility is located in Princeton, New Jersey. The Company also leases office space in various locations with expiration dates between 2016 and 2020. The lease agreements often include leasehold improvement incentives, escalating lease payments, renewal provisions and other provisions which require the Company to pay taxes, insurance, maintenance costs, or defined rent increases. All of the Company’s leases are accounted for as operating leases. Rent expense is recorded over the lease terms on a straight-line basis. Rent expense was $232,022 and $125,883 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase during the comparative periods is due to the addition of office space through the acquisition of Ameri Arizona, Virtuoso, Bigtech and Ameri California.

The Company has entered into an operating lease for its primary office facility in Princeton, New Jersey, which expires in July 2019. The future minimum rental payments under these lease agreements are as follows:

Year ending December 31,	Amount
2017	$	68,360
2018		189,428
2019		123,083
2020		70,333
2021		7,371
Total	$	458,575