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(2) Property and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
(2) Property and Equipment

(2) Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

 

    December 31,   December 31,
    2012   2011
         
Computer hardware and software    $      16,626,381    $      19,080,877
Furniture and equipment                 893,918                 803,950
Leasehold improvements              2,578,942              2,264,180
Automobile                   13,008                   13,008
             20,112,249            22,162,015
Less accumulated depreciation          (16,131,570)          (17,797,835)
     $        3,980,679    $        4,364,180

 

 

During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company wrote off approximately $4.6 million and $5.3 million, respectively, of fully depreciated assets and related accumulated depreciation, for book purposes only. Depreciation expense was $2.9 million, $3.6 million and $4.5 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.