On January 1, 2023 (the first day of its fiscal year) Blossom Ltd. acquired a patent which gave the company the right to use a production process. The process met the six criteria for capitalization as an intangible asset. Below is a listing of the events relating to the patent over the five fiscal years from 2023 through 2027: 2023: on January 1, acquired the patent for the production process for a cash payment of $17,500,000, and determined that the process had an indefinite useful life. on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $18,200,000. 2024: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $16,400,000. 2025: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $17,300,000. 2026: on January 1, determined that the useful life of the patent was no longer indefinite, its carrying amount was recoverable, its estimated remaining useful life was 8 years, its estimated residual value was $0 and the pattern of economic benefits to be obtained from the patent during those 8 years was evenly spread over those 8 years. on December 31, tested the process for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $700,000 and its carrying amount was recoverable. 2027: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $0 and its carrying amount was not recoverable.
On January 1, 2023 (the first day of its fiscal year) Blossom Ltd. acquired a patent which gave the company the right to use a production process. The process met the six criteria for capitalization as an intangible asset. Below is a listing of the events relating to the patent over the five fiscal years from 2023 through 2027: 2023: on January 1, acquired the patent for the production process for a cash payment of $17,500,000, and determined that the process had an indefinite useful life. on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $18,200,000. 2024: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $16,400,000. 2025: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $17,300,000. 2026: on January 1, determined that the useful life of the patent was no longer indefinite, its carrying amount was recoverable, its estimated remaining useful life was 8 years, its estimated residual value was $0 and the pattern of economic benefits to be obtained from the patent during those 8 years was evenly spread over those 8 years. on December 31, tested the process for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $700,000 and its carrying amount was recoverable. 2027: on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $0 and its carrying amount was not recoverable.
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