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Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets-Net
4. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET

 

Goodwill consists of the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. The following is the summary of the changes to the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018:

 

    Nine Months Ended     Year Ended  
    September 30, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Beginning gross balance   $ 12,593,795     $ 12,263,943  
Acquisitions     39,901       329,852  
Ending gross balance   $ 12,633,696     $ 12,593,795  

 

Of the total goodwill, approximately $90,000 is allocated to the Practice Management segment and the balance is allocated to the Healthcare IT segment.

 

Intangible assets include customer contracts and relationships and covenants not-to-compete acquired in connection with acquisitions, as well as trademarks acquired and software costs. Intangible assets - net as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consist of the following:

 

    September 30, 2019     December 31, 2018  
Contracts and relationships acquired   $ 23,597,300     $ 22,741,300  
Non-compete agreements     1,236,377       1,236,377  
Other intangible assets     1,852,852       1,477,059  
Total intangible assets     26,686,529       25,454,736  
Less: Accumulated amortization     20,521,256       18,820,733  
Intangible assets - net   $ 6,165,273     $ 6,634,003  

 

Amortization expense was approximately $1.7 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and approximately $577,000 and $633,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The weighted-average amortization period is currently seven years.

 

As of September 30, 2019, future amortization scheduled to be expensed is as follows:

 

Years ending      
December 31      
2019 (three months)   $ 387,892  
2020     1,380,325  
2021     1,235,554  
2022     872,973  
2023     338,529  
Thereafter     1,950,000  
Total   $ 6,165,273