| INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL |
NOTE
5 – INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
Goodwill
The
following table presents the goodwill balance and accumulated impairment losses as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
SCHEDULE
OF CHANGES IN GOODWILL
| Balance at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 | |
| |
| Gross goodwill | |
$ | 71,525,609 | |
| Accumulated impairment losses | |
| (51,625,059 | ) |
| Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses | |
$ | 19,900,550 | |
Intangible
Assets
Intangible
assets, net are summarized as follows:
SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS
| | |
Gross Carrying Amount | | |
Accumulated Amortization | | |
Net Carrying Amount | |
| | |
March 31, 2026 | |
| | |
Gross Carrying Amount | | |
Accumulated Amortization | | |
Net Carrying Amount | |
| Tradenames – trademarks | |
$ | 3,835,981 | | |
$ | (3,559,816 | ) | |
$ | 276,165 | |
| Customer base | |
| 572,048 | | |
| (407,144 | ) | |
| 164,904 | |
| Non-compete agreements | |
| 487,400 | | |
| (487,400 | ) | |
| - | |
| Intellectual property/technology | |
| 2,455,879 | | |
| (2,202,743 | ) | |
| 253,136 | |
| Total intangible assets | |
$ | 7,351,308 | | |
$ | (6,657,103 | ) | |
$ | 694,205 | |
| | |
Gross Carrying
Amount | | |
Accumulated
Amortization | | |
Net Carrying
Amount | |
| | |
December 31, 2025 | |
| | |
Gross Carrying
Amount | | |
Accumulated
Amortization | | |
Net Carrying
Amount | |
| Tradenames – trademarks | |
$ | 3,835,981 | | |
$ | (3,472,606 | ) | |
$ | 363,375 | |
| Customer base | |
| 572,048 | | |
| (390,193 | ) | |
| 181,855 | |
| Non-compete agreements | |
| 487,400 | | |
| (487,400 | ) | |
| - | |
| Intellectual property/technology | |
| 2,455,879 | | |
| (2,120,034 | ) | |
| 335,845 | |
| Total intangible assets | |
$ | 7,351,308 | | |
$ | (6,470,233 | ) | |
$ | 881,075 | |
The
weighted average remaining useful life of identifiable amortizable intangible assets is 1.51 years as of March 31, 2026.
Amortization
of identifiable intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was $186,870 and $233,170, respectively.
Based
on the balance of intangible assets at March 31, 2026, expected future amortization expense is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE AMORTIZATION EXPENSE
| | |
| | |
| 2026 (remainder of) | |
$ | 522,595 | |
| 2027 | |
| 73,210 | |
| 2028 | |
| 49,200 | |
| 2029 | |
| 49,200 | |
| Total | |
$ | 694,205 | |
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