As the recently appointed auditor for Bryan Corporation, you have been asked to examine selected accounts before the 6-month financial statements of June 30, 2020, are prepared. The controller for Bryan Corporation mentions that only one account is kept for intangible assets. The account is shown below. Intangible Assets     Debit Credit Balance Jan. 4 Research and development costs 940,000     940,000 Jan. 5 Legal costs to obtain patent  75,000   1,015,000 Jan. 31 Payment of 7 months' rent on property leased by Bryan  91,000   1,106,000 Feb. 11 Premium on common stock   250,000   856,000 March 31 Unamortized bond discount on bonds due March 31, 2040 84,000     940,000 April 30 Promotional expenses related to start-up of business 207,000   1,147,000 June 30 Operating losses for first 6 months 241,000   1,388,000 Instructions Prepare the entry or entries necessary to correct this account. Assume that the patent has a useful life of 10 years.

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As the recently appointed auditor for Bryan Corporation, you have been asked to examine selected accounts before the 6-month financial statements of June 30, 2020, are prepared. The controller for Bryan Corporation mentions that only one account is kept for intangible assets. The account is shown below.

Intangible Assets
    Debit Credit Balance
Jan. 4 Research and development costs
940,000
 
  940,000
Jan. 5 Legal costs to obtain patent
 75,000
 
1,015,000
Jan. 31 Payment of 7 months' rent on property leased by Bryan
 91,000
 
1,106,000
Feb. 11 Premium on common stock  
250,000
  856,000
March 31 Unamortized bond discount on bonds due March 31, 2040
84,000
 
  940,000
April 30 Promotional expenses related to start-up of business
207,000
 
1,147,000
June 30 Operating losses for first 6 months
241,000
 
1,388,000

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Prepare the entry or entries necessary to correct this account. Assume that the patent has a useful life of 10 years.

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