Prepare journal entries related to the patent for 2021, 2022, and 2023

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On January 2, 2021, David Corporation purchased a patent for $500,000. The remaining legal life is 12 years, but the company estimated that the patent will be useful only for eight years. In January 2023, the company incurred legal fees of $45,000 in successfully defending a patent infringement suit. The successful defense did not change the company’s estimate of useful life.
 
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Prepare journal entries related to the patent for 2021, 2022, and 2023. (Do not round intermediate calculations. If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
 

  1. Record the purchase of the patent.
  2. Record amortization of the patent for the year 2021.
  3. Record amortization of the patent for the year 2022.
  4. Record costs of successfully defending the patent infringement suit.
  5. Record amortization of the patent for the year 2023.
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