Ice Giant Company purchased a patent on January 1, 2015 for P6,000,000. The original useful life was estimated to be 15 years. However, in December 2020 Icegiant’s controller received information proving conclusively that the product protected by the Ice Giant patent would be obsolete within four years. Accordingly, the entity decided to write off the unamortized portion of the patent cost over five years beginning in 2020. What is the patent amortization for 2015?

Ice Giant Company purchased a patent on January 1, 2015 for P6,000,000. The original useful life was estimated to be 15 years. However, in December 2020 Icegiant’s controller received information proving conclusively that the product protected by the Ice Giant patent would be obsolete within four years. Accordingly, the entity decided to write off the unamortized portion of the patent cost over five years beginning in 2020. What is the patent amortization for 2015?

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