Leasehold Improvements and Equipment
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Leasehold Improvements and Equipment

Note 2. Leasehold Improvements and Equipment

 

The cost and accumulated depreciation of our leasehold improvements and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

 

    2011     2010  
    Cost     Accumulated
Depreciation		     Net Book
Value		     Cost     Accumulated
Depreciation		     Net Book
Value		  
Equipment   $ 1,093,531     $ 952,623     $ 140,908     $ 1,074,334     $ 834,957     $ 239,377  
Leasehold improvements     175,819       117,268       58,551       173,521       98,365       75,156  
Components held for future monitoring equipment builds     210,000       -       210,000       210,000       -       210,000  
Software development costs     726,049       236,227       489,822       523,879       99,483       424,396  
Monitoring equipment     15,211,374       12,304,274       2,907,100       14,166,061       11,395,629       2,770,432  
Total leasehold improvements and equipment   $ 17,416,773     $ 13,610,392     $ 3,806,381     $ 16,147,795     $ 12,428,434     $ 3,719,361  

  

The Company incurred depreciation and amortization expense of $1,181,958 and $1,199,750 for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.