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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

NOTE 5 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill is derived from our 2019 business combination as well as our five business combinations in the first three quarters of 2021. The aggregate goodwill recognized from our five 2021 acquisitions was $6,731,852 while the remaining goodwill from the 2019 acquisition was $3,517,315 as of December 31, 2020. The Company performed a goodwill impairment test during 2021 using market data and discounted cash flow analysis. Based on that test, we have determined that the carrying value of goodwill related to the 2019 acquisition of Genesys was further impaired in the amount of $2,530,325 during 2021. The Company performed its goodwill impairment test during 2022, based on the net losses and net cash used in operations in 2022 and a decline in the valuation of the business, managements application of the formula to compute goodwill impairment resulted in an impairment charge in fiscal 2022 of $582,114. The Company performed its impairment test during 2023 which resulted in no additional impairment.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022 are as follows:

	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Carrying value - January 1	$	7,101,084	$	7,718,842
Goodwill acquired during the year		-		-
		7,101,084		7,718,842
Purchase price measurement period adjustments		-		(35,644	)
Impairment losses		-		(582,114	)
Carrying value - end of year	$	7,101,084	$	7,101,084

Intangible Assets

On March 31, 2019, the Company acquired Intangible assets totaling $1,910,072 from Genesys, including customer contracts and intellectual property which are being amortized over the three-year useful life.

During 2021, we acquired certain intangible assets pursuant to our Scouted, Upsider, OneWire, Parrut, and Novo Group acquisitions. These intangible assets aggregate approximately $11.6 million and consist primarily of sales and client relationships, contracts, intellectual property, partnership and vendor agreements and certain other assets. We completed the accounting and valuations of the assets acquired.

Intangible assets are summarized as follows:

	December 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Customer contracts	$	8,093,787		$	8,093,787
Software acquired		3,785,434			3,785,434
License		1,726,966			1,726,965
Internal use software developed		325,491			325,491
Domains		40,862			40,862
		13,972,539			13,972,539
Less accumulated amortization		(8,832,778	)		(7,555,422	)
Total		5,139,762			6,417,117
Less impairment		(3,838,425	)		(3,838,425	)
Carrying value	$	1,301,337		$	2,578,692

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $1,277,355 and $3,650,206 for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, related to the intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Future amortization of intangible assets is expected to be approximately as follows: 2024, $698,012; 2025, $455,683; 2026, $122,506; 2027, $2,738; and thereafter, $22,398. The Company began amortizing intangible assets from the Scouted, Upsider and OneWire acquisitions in the second quarter of 2021 and the Parrut and Novo Group acquisitions in the third quarter of 2021.

The company performed its impairment test during 2022 using the market and income approach, and determined that the Company’s customer contracts, software acquired, internal use software developed, and domains were impaired by $3,838,425. The Company performed its impairment test during 2023 which resulted in no additional impairment.

On November 21, 2022, the Company entered into a Domain Name sale and Ownership Transfer Agreement with Chief Executive Group (“CEG”). Per the agreement, the Company agreed to sell and transfer to CEG all ownership rights in and to the domain name CFO-Job.com and its associated social media property (“Domain Assets’). In exchange for the Domain Assets, the Company received cash consideration of $50,000, and $200,000 worth of advertising from CEG. Half of the advertising consideration is to be used within one year of this agreement, and the remaining balance is to be used within two years of the agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded a gain on sale of intangible asset of $250,000 which is included in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company additionally recorded a prepaid advertising expense within prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2023, the Company utilized approximately $54,000 of advertising from CEG.

On December 5, 2022, The Company entered into an asset purchase agreement in which the Company sold to a third party Upsider’s candidate sourcing and engagement platform and all related intellectual property for $1,000,000 in cash consideration. The recorded value of the internal use software developed at the date of the sale was $1,000,000 resulting in no gain or loss on the sale. For a period of eighteen months from the date of the sale, the Company will have continued access to this platform.