Data Storage Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Note 4 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible assets consisted of the following:

			June 30, 2013
	Estimated life in years		Gross amount		Accumulated Amortization

Goodwill	Indefinite		$	2,201,828		-

Intangible assets not subject to amortization
Trademarks	Indefinite			294,268		-
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Customer list		5 - 15		897,274		473,084
Non-compete agreements		4		262,147		199,340

Total Intangible Assets				1,453,689		672,424

Total Goodwill and Intangible Assets			$	3,655,517	$	672,424

Scheduled amortization over the next five years as follows:

Year ending June 30,
2014	$	242,261
2015		173,254
2016		30,635
2017		30,635
2018		10,212
Total	$	486,997

Amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $122,495 and 107,178 respectively

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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