Splish Brothers Industries acquired two copyrights during 2017. One copyright related to a textbook that was developed internally at a cost of $16,000. This textbook is estimated to have a useful life of 4 years from September 1, 2017, the date it was published. The second copyright (a history research textbook) was purchased from University Press on December 1, 2017, for $42,000. This textbook has an indefinite useful life. How should these two copyrights be reported on Splish Brothers's balance sheet as of December 31, 2017?
Splish Brothers Industries acquired two copyrights during 2017. One copyright related to a textbook that was developed internally at a cost of $16,000. This textbook is estimated to have a useful life of 4 years from September 1, 2017, the date it was published. The second copyright (a history research textbook) was purchased from University Press on December 1, 2017, for $42,000. This textbook has an indefinite useful life. How should these two copyrights be reported on Splish Brothers's balance sheet as of December 31, 2017?
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Transcribed Image Text:Splish Brothers Industries acquired two copyrights during 2017. One
copyright related to a textbook that was developed internally at a cost
of $16,000. This textbook is estimated to have a useful life of 4 years
from September 1, 2017, the date it was published. The second
copyright (a history research textbook) was purchased from University
Press on December 1, 2017, for $42,000. This textbook has an indefinite
useful life. How should these two copyrights be reported on Splish
Brothers's balance sheet as of December 31, 2017?
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