Leases - Schedule of Maturities of Operating and Finance Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Maturities of operating lease liabilities
Remainder of current fiscal year	$ 161,619		$ 97,496
Year 2	330,032
Year 3	338,960		115,580
Year 4	244,973		118,158
Year 5	231,503		120,737
Year 6	238,452		20,195
Thereafter	454,821
Total minimum lease payments	2,000,360		472,166
Less: imputed interest	(368,622)		(60,608)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	1,631,738	$ 1,400,000	$ 411,558
Maturities of finance lease liabilities
2020 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2020)	60,342
2021	120,684
2022	155,694
2023	10,284
Total minimum lease payments	347,004
Less: imputed interest	(27,064)
Present value of lease liabilities	319,940
Maturities of lease liabilities
2020 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2020)	221,961
2021	450,716
2022	494,654
2023	255,257
2024	231,503
2025	238,452
Thereafter	454,821
Total minimum lease payments	2,347,364
Less: imputed interest	(395,686)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 1,951,678

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