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Related party transactions and balances
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related party transactions and balances

7.       Related party transactions and balances

 

           
      Year Ended December 31, 2019   Year Ended December 31, 2018
           
Related party transaction included within interest expense:          

Interest expense on promissory notes issued to relatives of the Chairman

and Chief Executive Officer of the Company

  $ 321,626 $ 299,126

Interest expense on lines of credit payable to the Chairman and

Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his spouse

  $ 1,365,967 $ 1,287,822
Interest expense related to the modification of stock options held by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his spouse related to financing provided   $ 1,085,371 $ -
Stock-based compensation related to stock options granted to a director of the Company   $ 2,158,441 $ -
           
Related party transactions included within selling, general and administrative expenses:          
Consulting fees to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company accrued on the line of credit available to the Company   $ 189,600 $ 189,600
Stock-based compensation related to stock options granted to four directors of the Company   $ 770,421 $ -
Selling, general and administrative expenses related to the modification of stock options to three directors of the Company   $ 29,204 $ -
           
Related party transactions included within selling, general and administrative expenses:          
Consulting fees to a relative of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company   $ 120,000 $ -

 

Interest on promissory notes payable to related parties, management compensation and compensation paid to a relative of a director have been recorded at the exchange amount, which is the amount agreed to by the parties. Options granted to related parties have been recorded at their estimated fair value.