Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
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LEASES

10. LEASES

 

Upon adoption of Topic 842 effective January 1, 2022, the Company recognized operating lease liabilities of $1,776,599 and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets of $1,837,782. The difference between operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets recognized is due to prepaid rent and deferred rent recorded under prior lease accounting standards. Topic 842 requires such balances to be reclassified against right-of-use assets at transition. In future periods such balances will not be presented separately.

 

The components of lease expenses were as follows:

 

   

Nine months ended

September 30, 2022

 
Operating lease cost   $ 226,098  
Short-term lease cost     12,630  
Total lease expenses   $ 238,728  

 

The Company has an operating lease for its office lease in Canada with a remaining lease term of seven years. The discount rate was 7.0%. The Company has no finance leases.