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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 14 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Lease Commitments
 
The Company leases nine main office spaces under non-cancelable operating lease agreements through December 10, 2020. The Company also leases farmland under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement through April 26, 2041. Most of those operating lease payments are scheduled on a quarterly basis. The future minimum rental payments are as follows:
 
Year ending June 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
$
547,556
 
2019
 
 
332,163
 
2020
 
 
271,319
 
2021
 
 
211,379
 
2022
 
 
211,379
 
Thereafter
 
 
3,980,972
 
Total
 
$
5,554,768
 
 
Rent expense totaled $613,811 and $434,475 for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
 
In addition, the Company sublets the above-mentioned farmland to a third party under a non-cancelable operating lease agreement through May 31, 2020. The future minimum sublease rental income to be received is as follows:
 
Year ending June 30:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
$
205,507
 
2019
 
 
205,507
 
2020
 
 
193,764
 
Total
 
$
604,778
 
 
Sublease rental income totaled $211,379 and $233,920 for the years ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
 
Legal Contingencies
 
On May 16, 2017, Bonwick Capital Partners, LLC (“Plaintiff”) commenced a lawsuit (Case No. 1:17-cv-03681-PGG) against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiff alleges that the Company entered into an agreement with Plaintiff (the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Plaintiff was to provide the Company with financial advisory services in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in the United States. Plaintiff alleges that the Company breached the Agreement and seeks money damages up to $6 million. The Company believes that these claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself.