Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

 

The following table presents goodwill and impairment for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

    Goodwill  
December 31, 2012   $ 2,259,624  
Acquired     1,915,408  
Impairment     (1,066,068 )
December 31, 2013     3,108,964  
Acquired     2,890,801  
Impairment     (4,078,693 )
December 31, 2014   $ 1,921,072  

 

We conducted our annual impairment test of goodwill as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, which resulted in impairment charges of $4,078,693 and $1,066,068, respectively.

 

Intangible assets

 

The following table presents components of identifiable intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

    December 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
    Gross Carrying Amount     Accumulated Amortization     Net Carrying Amount     Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)     Gross Carrying Amount     Accumulated Amortization     Net Carrying Amount     Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)  
Patents and trademarks   $ 142,000     $ (33,048 )   $ 108,952       20     $ 142,000     $ (23,902 )   $ 118,098       20.00  
Customer contracts     628,502       (628,502 )     -       -       1,069,900       (528,372 )     541,528       5.88  
Customer and merchant relationships     2,830,139       (1,290,139 )     1,540,000       10       1,128,583       (1,128,583 )     -       4.78  
Trade name     353,192       (201,192 )     152,000       10       199,750       (177,359 )     22,391       5.00  
Acquired technology     686,135       (476,135 )     210,000       10       573,550       (391,252 )     182,298       4.72  
Non-compete agreement     90,462       (90,462 )     -       -       132,083       (61,082 )     71,001       2.90  
    $ 4,730,430     $ (2,719,478 )   $ 2,010,952             $ 3,245,866     $ (2,310,550 )   $ 935,316          

  

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we recorded amortization expense related to our intangible assets of $408,928 and $262,626, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, we recorded impairment charges related to our intangible assets of $961,436 and $644,170, respectively.

 

Expected future intangible asset amortization as of December 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,   Amount  
2015   $ 214,769  
2016     214,769  
2017     214,769  
2018     214,769  
2019     214,769  
Thereafter     937,107  
Total   $ 2,010,952