[323] Dr. Shah’s health problems, his difficulties with the College of Psychologists and the program ‘Prove It If You Can’ all impacted his work and business. Prior to July of 1997, AssessMed kept no computer records of the number of assessments performed by Dr. Shah. From July to December of 1997, when computer records are available, Dr. Shah performed 94 assessments at AssessMed.
[324] In 1998, he did 204 assessments. In 1999, his assessments dropped to 87. Following 1999, he performed the following number of assessments:
2000 – 132 assessments
2001 – 121 assessments
2002 – 96 assessments
[325] Dr. Shah’s income tax returns reveal he earned the following annual income from 1997 to 2001:
1997 – $117,399
1998 – 137,015
1999 – 44,431
2000 – 26,342
2001 – 48,085
[326] Dr. Shah estimated his net income for 2002 at between $40,000 and $50,000. All of his income was from assessments he performed at AssessMed. He testified the decline in his income was due to the reduction of referrals from AssessMed. Dr. Shah believes he had a potential to earn as much as $175,000 per year at AssessMed. Had his health not deteriorated, it was his plan to work until 2008.