Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Assets

 

Accounts receivable – related parties of $301,711 and $71,650 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, represents the net realizable value of advances made to related, but independent, entities under common management, of which $189,889 and $4,644 respectively, represents amounts owed to the Company in connection with expense sharing agreements as described below.

 

Investments

 

See Note 5 – Investments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments, for information related to investments in related parties.

 

Expense Sharing

 

On April 1, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement with a related, but independent, entity under common management, of which GGH’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and GGH’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) is Chief Financial Officer, to share expenses such as office space, support staff and other operating expenses. The agreement was amended on January 1, 2017 to reflect the current use of personnel, office space, professional services. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded a contra-expense of $117,968 and $189,889, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded a contra-expense of $69,829 and $139,659, respectively, related to the reimbursement of general and administrative expenses as a result of the agreement. The entity owed $189,889 and $4,644, respectively, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, under such and similar prior agreements.

 

The Company had an expense sharing agreement with a different related entity to share expenses such as office space and other clerical services which was terminated in August 2017. The owners of more than 5% of that entity include (i) GGH’s chairman, and (ii) a more than 5% owner of GGH. The entity owed $396,116 to the Company under the expense sharing agreement at each of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, of which the entire balance is deemed unrecoverable and reserved.