Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

C. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

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C. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Total identifiable intangible assets acquired and their carrying values at September 30, 2016 are:

 

  Cost     Accumulated Amortization     Accumulated Impairment     Carrying Value     Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)  
Amortized Identifiable Intangible Assets:                              
Subscriber lists – EthoStream   $ 2,900,000     $ (2,306,003 )   $     $ 593,997       12.0  
Total Amortized Identifiable Intangible Assets     2,900,000       (2,306,003 )           593,997        
Goodwill – EthoStream     8,796,430             (3,000,000 )     5,796,430        
Total Goodwill     8,796,430             (3,000,000 )     5,796,430        
Total   $ 11,696,430     $ (2,306,003 )   $ (3,000,000 )   $ 6,390,427        

 

Total identifiable intangible assets acquired and their carrying values at December 31, 2015 are:

 

    Cost    

Accumulated

Amortization

    Accumulated Impairment     Carrying Value    

Weighted Average

Amortization Period

(Years)

 
Amortized Identifiable Intangible Assets:                                        
Subscriber lists – EthoStream   $ 2,900,000     $ (2,124,743 )   $     $ 775,257       12.0  
Total Amortized Identifiable Intangible Assets     2,900,000       (2,124,743 )           775,257          
Goodwill – EthoStream     8,796,430             (3,000,000 )     5,796,430          
Total Goodwill     8,796,430             (3,000,000 )     5,796,430          
Total   $ 11,696,430     $ (2,124,743 )   $ (3,000,000 )   $ 6,571,687          

 

Total amortization expense charged to operations for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was $60,420 and $181,260. The weighted average remaining amortization period for the subscriber list is 2.45 years.

 

Estimated future amortization expense as of September 30, 2016 is as follows:

  

Remainder of 2016   $ 60,420  
2017     241,680  
2018     241,680  
2019     50,217  
Total   $ 593,997  

 

The Company does not amortize goodwill. The Company recorded goodwill in the amount of $8,796,430 as a result of the acquisition of EthoStream during the year ended December 31, 2007. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment based on the fair value of the reporting units to which this goodwill relates at least once a year or more frequently if events or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the Company’s reporting units below their carrying value. The Company utilizes a discounted cash flow valuation methodology (income approach) to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. Since acquisition, the Company has impaired $3,000,000 of goodwill for EthoStream. Consistent with previous interim reporting periods, the Company monitors qualitative and quantitative factors, including internal projections, periodic forecasts, and actual results of the reporting unit. Based upon this interim review, the Company does not believe that goodwill or its amortized identifiable intangible assets attributable to the EthoStream reporting unit are impaired.