Note 5 — Other Expenses
Details of other expenses is shown in the table below:
| 2017 | 2016* | 2015* | ||||||||||
| Rental costs | $ | 24,012 | $ | – | $ | 6,697 | ||||||
| Staff costs | 249,624 | 252,850 | 201,423 | |||||||||
| Sundry operating expenses | 623,165 | 202,932 | 283,601 | |||||||||
| Taxation on buildings | 175,699 | 172,120 | 172,489 | |||||||||
| Administrative and other expenses | 157,315 | 153,930 | 834,640 | |||||||||
| Maintenance expenses | 260,287 | 260,156 | 244,221 | |||||||||
| Insurance costs | 24,838 | 120,949 | 122,492 | |||||||||
| Legal expenses | 84,886 | 128,166 | 356,775 | |||||||||
| Professional fees | 329,952 | 488,327 | 489,209 | |||||||||
| Bank fees | 15,919 | 26,407 | 22,023 | |||||||||
| Licenses, registration & fees | 6,346 | 7,411 | 5,821 | |||||||||
| Non-employee stock based compensation | 95,419 | 370,040 | 260,819 | |||||||||
| Travel expense | 28,534 | 62,317 | 70,848 | |||||||||
| Total other expenses | $ | 2,075,996 | $ | 2,245,605 | $ | 3,071,058 | ||||||
* Restated for discontinued operations (see note 9 — Discontinued Operations)