Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Operating Lease Commitment

 

On May 30, 2014, the Company entered into a commercial lease for 2,387 square feet of office space in Norwood, MA. The lease commenced on July 1, 2014, had a three-year term, and required a standby letter of credit of $13,728 payable in favor of the landlord. In August 2015, the lease was amended for the relocation of the Company into 6,326 square feet of office space within the existing building (“August 2015 Amendment”). In January 2016, the Company began occupying the space under this lease amendment, which was for a five-year term. The amendment also required an increase in the standby letter of credit to $36,375 (See Note 3).

 

In September 2016, the lease was amended for the Company’s expansion into an additional 4,088 square feet of office space within the existing building (“September 2016 Amendment”). The Company began occupying this space in early November 2016 and the final lease payment per the terms of the September 2016 Amendment is due in January 2021. Additionally, the September 2016 Amendment requires an increase in the standby letter of credit to $50,000 (See Note 3).

 

The Company records the total rent payable during the lease term on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease and records the difference between the rents paid and the straight-line rent as deferred rent, which is classified in deferred rent, current and deferred rent, noncurrent in the Company’s balance sheet as of December 31, 2016.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s non-cancelable lease agreements in effect at December 31, 2016, the future minimum rent commitments are as follows:

 

2017   $ 244,295  
2018     249,502  
2019     254,709  
2020     259,916  
2021     21,696  
Thereafter      
Total   $ 1,030,118  

 

Total rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $229,705 and $55,496, respectively.

 

Capital Lease Commitment

 

On December 30, 2015, the Company entered into a capital lease agreement for a copier machine. The lease payments commenced when the machine was placed in service in January 2016. The lease is for a three-year term and includes a bargain purchase option at the end of the term. In the accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, the current portion of this capital lease obligation is classified in accrued expenses and the long-term portion of the capital lease obligation is classified in other long-term liabilities. Pursuant to the terms of this capital lease agreement, the future minimum capital lease commitments are as follows as of December 31, 2016:

 

2017   $ 4,543  
2018     4,543  
2019     379  
Total future minimum lease payments     9,465  
Less: interest     (1,002 )
Future capital lease obligations     8,463  
Less: current portion     (3,831 )
Long-term portion   $ 4,632  

 

Interest expense for this capital lease obligation for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $1,286 and $0, respectively.