ACCT 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Intangible Asset, Intellectual Property, Web Development

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Intangible assets are normally recorded at the purchase price plus any legal or related fees. Trademarks, copyrights, patents, licensing rights, technology, franchises, and goodwill are examples of intangible assets. We will briefly discuss each of these intangible assets. Amortization is the systematic write-off of the cost of an intangible asset over its useful or legal life, whichever is shorter. Amortization is the same concept as depreciation only we call it a different name because it refers to intangible assets. Goodwill and trademarks have unlimited (or indefinite) lives and are not amortized. Accounting principles, research and development costs should be expensed as incurred. A trademark is a symbol, design, or logo associated with a business. A copyright is an exclusive right granted by the federal government to protect artistic or intellectual properties. A patent is an exclusive right granted by the federal government to sell or manufacture an invention.

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