These are selected 2025 transactions for Swifty Corporation: Jan. 1 Purchased a copyright for $144,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $87,024. Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $174,000. Its useful life is indefinite. Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (List debit entry before credit entry. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Copyrights (To record amortization of Copyrights) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Patents (To record amortization of Patents) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Goodwill (To record amortization of Goodwill) Debit 24000 21756 Credit 24000 21756
These are selected 2025 transactions for Swifty Corporation: Jan. 1 Purchased a copyright for $144,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $87,024. Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $174,000. Its useful life is indefinite. Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (List debit entry before credit entry. Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Copyrights (To record amortization of Copyrights) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Patents (To record amortization of Patents) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Goodwill (To record amortization of Goodwill) Debit 24000 21756 Credit 24000 21756
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![These are selected 2025 transactions for Swifty Corporation:
Jan. 1
Purchased a copyright for $144,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years.
Mar. 1
Sept. 1
Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $87,024.
Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $174,000. Its useful life is indefinite.
Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (List debit entry before credit entry. Credit
account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the
account titles and enter O for the amounts.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Copyrights
(To record amortization of Copyrights)
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Patents
(To record amortization of Patents)
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Goodwill
(To record amortization of Goodwill)
Debit
24000
21756
Credit
24000
21756](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F61bd843d-7ff9-466c-b9ec-1b7876ec736e%2F4d5d76d9-55b8-4d55-9998-65aca2e6b20d%2Fj7lsp19_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:These are selected 2025 transactions for Swifty Corporation:
Jan. 1
Purchased a copyright for $144,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years.
Mar. 1
Sept. 1
Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $87,024.
Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $174,000. Its useful life is indefinite.
Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (List debit entry before credit entry. Credit
account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the
account titles and enter O for the amounts.)
Date
Account Titles and Explanation
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Copyrights
(To record amortization of Copyrights)
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Patents
(To record amortization of Patents)
Dec. 31
Amortization Expense
Goodwill
(To record amortization of Goodwill)
Debit
24000
21756
Credit
24000
21756
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