Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related party transactions

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Related party transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 6 - Related party transactions
 
Net amounts due to related parties amounted to $1.4 million and $1.5 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The Company has not reserved any related party receivables as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
 
The Company incurred legal fees of $31,000 and $0.1 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, to an entity owned by one of its stockholders, who is also a former director of the Company. The Company also receives rental income for an office space subleased to this entity. Rental income of approximately $50,000 was recorded from this entity for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Included in amounts due to related parties, net at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, is a balance due to this entity of approximately $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
 
The Company incurred approximately $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, for construction services to an entity owned by family members of one of the Company’s stockholders, who is also a former employee of the Company. Included in amounts due to related parties, net at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, is a balance due to this entity of approximately $14,000 and $11,000, respectively.
 
During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company received approximately $1.2 million in cash advances from the TOG Liquidation Trust (the “Liquidation Trust”). The TOG Liquidation Trust is a trust that was set up in connection with a 2013 merger transaction to hold previously issued and outstanding warrants held by members of the predecessor company. When warrants were exercised, the cash proceeds from the exercise of the warrants remained in the Trust. Amounts due to the trust are non-interest bearing and are repayable in 2021 when the trust expires. Included in due to related parties, long term at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 is a balance due to the Liquidation Trust of $1.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively.
 
Please refer to Note 9 for details on other transactions with related parties.