NOTE 8 — INTANGIBLE ASSET AND GOODWILL

1)Acquisition of Edward

On January 24, 2024, Cheetah Net entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the entity interests in Edward. The transaction closed on February 2, 2024. The gross purchase price was $1.5 million. Consideration paid consisted of $0.3 million of cash and the issuance of 79,521 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a fair value of $1.2 million. In accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), it was determined that the fair value of the stock consideration was $0.9 million at the time of the transaction, reflecting a comprehensive evaluation of the stock’s market conditions and liquidity impacted by lock-up period restrictions.

The purchase price was initially recorded on a preliminary basis as of February 2, 2024. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were estimated based on management’s estimates, available information, and supportable assumptions that management considered reasonable. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company finalized the purchase price allocation. As a result, adjustments were made, particularly concerning the deferred tax liability related to intangible assets, which led to a corresponding adjustment in the value of goodwill. The final valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was reflected in the financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and shown below.
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The fair value of the accounts receivable, other assets, and liabilities assumed approximates their gross contractual amounts. The fair value of the fixed assets approximates its net carrying value as of the acquisition date. The fair values of intangible assets, including $120,000 of developed technology, $360,000 of customer relationships, and $36,000 of trade names, were determined using assumptions that are representative of those market participants would use in estimating fair value.

2)Acquisition of TWEW

On November 27, 2024, Cheetah Net entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests in TWEW. The transaction closed on December 19, 2024. The gross purchase price was $1 million. Consideration paid consisted of $0.2 million of cash and the issuance of 469,484 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a fair value of $0.8 million. Following ASC 805, it was determined that the fair value of the stock consideration was $1 million at the time of the transaction, reflecting a comprehensive evaluation of the stock’s market conditions and liquidity impacted by lock-up period restrictions.

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The fair value of the accounts receivable, other current assets, and short-term loan payable assumed approximates their gross contractual amounts. The customer relationship intangibles of $600,000 were valued by discounting estimated after-tax earnings over their remaining useful lives using the multi-period excess earnings method, that are representative of those a market participant would use in estimating fair value. The Company recorded amortization of intangible assets with finite lives are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as below:

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During the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred accumulated amortization expenses of $56,144 and $21,786, respectively.

Total future amortization expenses for finite-lived intangible assets were estimated as follows:

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No impairment loss was made to the carrying amounts of the intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.