Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | Note 4. Common Stock and Stock Options Stock based compensation cost for all stock awards is based on the grant date fair value and recognized over the required service (vesting) period. Non cash stock based compensation expense was $40,491 and $51,521 for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Non cash stock based compensation expense was $83,960 and $149,052 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense was $37,908 as of September 30, 2018 and will be recognized through 2023. There was no tax benefit recorded for this compensation cost as t he expense primarily relates to incentive stock options that do not qualify for a tax deduction until, and only if, a qualifying disposition occurs. The non-employee Board members received compensation of 52,487 and 66,609 aggregate shares of common stock of the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The stock had an aggregate value of $73,380 and $58,984 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and was recorded as non-cash stock compensation expense in the financial statements. The cumulative status of options granted and outstanding at September 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, as well as options which became exercisable in connection with the Company’s stock option plans is summarized as follows: Employee Stock Options Weighted Average Stock Options Exercise Price Outstanding at January 1, 2017 397,671 $ 4.39 Exercised (16,224 ) 0.84 Outstanding at December 31, 2017 381,447 $ 4.54 Granted 41,719 1.25 Exercised (1,000 ) 0.84 Expired (5,000 ) 3.10 Outstanding at September 30, 2018 417,166 $ 4.24 Options exercisable at December 31, 2017 303,829 $ 5.03 Options exercisable at September 30, 2018 324,979 $ 5.15 Exercise prices for options ranged from $0.84 to $6.00 at September 30, 2018. The weighted average option price for all options outstanding at September 30, 2018, was $4.24 with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.6 years. There were no non-employee stock options outstanding during 2018 or 2017. |