10. Commitments and Contingencies Lease Obligations - The Company leases office space, a corporate apartment, office furniture and equipment under various operating lease agreements. The Company leases an office for its headquarters in Illinois, as well as office spaces for its events business, sales and administrative offices under non-cancelable lease arrangements that provide for payments on a graduated basis with various expiration dates. The Company leases space for its headquarters in Chicago, Illinois under a lease that expires on June 30, 2017. The Company also leases office space in Minnetonka, Minnesota for its Events division under a lease that expires on September 30, 2017. The Company leases office space in Garden City, New York, under a lease that expires on February 28, 2019, which is used by NAPW Network membership coordinators and executive and administrative staff. The Company leases office space in Jericho, New York, under a lease that ends on June 30, 2018. The Company currently sub-leases that property to a tenant under a landlord-approved sublease that is coterminous with the Companys prime lease. The sublease provides for payments on a graduated basis through its expiration date of July 30, 2018. The Company leases office space in Darien, Illinois, which serves as the headquarters and sales center of Noble Voice. The lease expires August 31, 2017. Beginning January 1, 2017, the Company leases office space in China under a non-cancelable lease arrangement that provides for payments on a graduated basis through December 31, 2019. Rent expense, amounting to $1,059,749 and $1,436,902 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, is included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Included in rent expense is sublease income of $363,000 and $345,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded a gain on lease cancellation of approximately $424,000 related to