COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES [Abstract]

NOTE 11.

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 2021. 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 $73,310 and $71,138 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase during the comparative periods is due to the addition of office space through the acquisition of Ameri Arizona, 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
2018		45,613
2019		67,415
2020		70,333
2021		7,371
Total	$	190,732