| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] |
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| ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES |
As of December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities were comprised of the following:
| | | December 31, | | September 30, | | | | | 2015 | | 2015 | | | Accrued interest payable[1] | | $ | 817,452 | | $ | 2,030,745 | | | Accrued dividends payable | | | 451,133 | | | 431,243 | | | Accrued compensation expense[2] | | | 2,015,277 | | | 1,731,385 | | | Other accrued expense | | | 295,083 | | | 458,173 | | | Total | | | 3,578,945 | | | 4,651,546 | | | Less: non-current portion | | | - | | | (1,686,256) | | | Accrued expenses, current | | $ | 3,578,945 | | $ | 2,965,290 | |
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Accrued interest payable includes approximately $300,000 of estimated penalties and interest associated with the unpaid payroll taxes as of December 31, 2015, and September 30, 2015 respectively. | | | [2]
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Accrued compensation expense includes $1,863,031 and $1,512,415 of unpaid payroll taxes related for the period ended December 31, 2015 and September 30, 2015, respectively. |
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