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| Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] |
During the year ended
December 31, 2015, the Company entered into several agreements to repurchase regional developer licenses, reacquiring rights in Los Angeles County, San Diego County, and Orange County, California, Erie County, Monroe County, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Albany County, New York, and the regional developer license in New Jersey in exchange for cash consideration of $1,583,000. The Company carried a deferred revenue balance associated with these transactions of $914,000, representing license fees collected upon the execution of the regional developer agreements. In accordance with ASC 952 -605, the Company accounted for the development rights associated with the unsold or undeveloped franchises as cancellations, and the respective deferred revenue was netted against the aggregate purchase price or recognized as revenue to the extent deferred revenue was in excess of the cash consideration paid. During the year ended December 31, 2015, the revenue recognized as excess deferred regional developer fees totaled $254,250. The remaining balance was accounted for as consideration paid for the reacquired development rights. As the deferred revenue with respect to these regional developer rights had previously been taken into account for income tax purposes, the tax basis in the reacquired development rights is equal to the cash consideration paid. On January 1, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement under which it repurchased the regional development rights to develop franchises in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties in California. The total consideration for the transaction was $275,000, paid in cash.The Company carried a deferred revenue balance associated with these transactions of
$36,250, representing license fees collected upon the execution of the regional developer agreements. The Company accounted for the development rights associated with the unsold or undeveloped franchises as a cancellation, and the respective deferred revenue was netted against the aggregate purchase price or recognized as revenue to the extent deferred revenue was in excess of the cash consideration paid. On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement under which it repurchased the regional development rights to develop franchises in Virginia. The total consideration for the transaction was $50,000, paid in cash.The Company carried a deferred revenue balance associated with these transactions of
$188,500, representing license fees collected upon the execution of the regional developer agreements. The Company accounted for the development rights associated with the unsold or undeveloped franchises as a cancellation, and the respective deferred revenue was netted against the aggregate purchase price or recognized as revenue to the extent deferred revenue was in excess of the cash consideration paid. Intangible assets consisted of the following:
Amortization expense was $747,733 and $476,161 for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.The Company evaluates the recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets for possible impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such review indicates that the carrying amount of intangible assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value. The Company recorded an impairment charge as a result of the closure of a clinic acquired in 2015 of $38,185 related to certain reacquired franchise rights and customer relationships during the year ended December 31, 2016 which is included on the loss on disposition or impairment line of the statement of consolidated operations.Estimated amortization expense for 2017 and subsequent years is as follows:
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