NOTE 5 - Property and Equipment

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the balances of property and equipment were as follows:

On May 1, 2018, the Company and Aerkomm Taiwan entered into a binding memorandum of understanding with Tsai Ming-Yin (the "Seller") with respect to the acquisition by Aerkomm Taiwan of a parcel of land located in Taiwan. The land is expected to be used to build a satellite ground station and data center. On July 10, 2018, the Company, Aerkomm Taiwan and the Seller entered into a certain real estate sales contract regarding this acquisition. Pursuant to the terms of the contract, and subsequent amendments on July 30, 2018, September 4, 2018, November 2, 2018 and January 3, 2019, the Company paid to the seller in installments refundable prepayments of $33,850,000 million as of December 31, 2018. On July 2, 2019, the Company paid the remaining purchase price balance of $624,462. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the estimated commission payable for the land purchase in the amount of $1,387,127 was recorded to the cost of land and the payment to be paid after the full payment of the Land acquisition price no later than December 31, 2021.

Depreciation expense was $137,039 (unaudited) and $137,426 (unaudited) for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.