ACCT 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Santa Barbara City College, Profit Margin, Disclose

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Accounting for intangible assets parallels accounting for tangible assets. Recorded at cost including all costs to make asset ready for use. If intangible asset has a finite (limited) life, its cost must be systematically allocated over its useful life. For intangible assets, this is referred to as amortization rather than depreciation. Intangible assets with an indefinite (unlimited) life are not amortized. Amortize over shorter of: estimated useful life, legal life. Patents: exclusive right to produce for 20 years. Research and development costs: development costs are capitalized only if associated with an identifiable, feasible product. Copyrights: protection for the life of the creator + 50 years. Trademarks and trade names: word, phrase, jingle, symbol that distinguishes business. Franchises: contractual arrangement to sell products or services. Licences: grant the holder operating rights. Not amortized, but subject to an annual test for impairment. Disclose cost and accumulated depreciation (amortization) of each major class of. Disclose depreciation/amortization methods and useful lives or rates.

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