EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSES

Schedule of employee benefits expense

	For the years ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Salaries and wages	$	8,477,335	$	9,244,473	$	10,155,918
Pension plan and employment insurance		418,303		509,966		583,093
Contribution to defined contribution pension plan		170,358		194,123		209,494
Health benefits		476,217		613,918		810,609
Cash-based employee expenses		9,542,213		10,562,480		11,759,114
Employee termination expenses		761,354		—		—
Share-based payments		3,292,877		2,484,543		1,810,111
Total employee expenses	$	13,596,444	$	13,047,023	$	13,569,225