Financial accounting question Valley Tech Corporation purchased a patent from NexusLabs on January 1, 2022, for $90,000. The patent has aremaining legal life of 15 years, but Valley Techestimates it will be useful for only 8 years. As of January1, 2024, the patent's carrying amount on Valley Tech'sbooks is $67,500. In February 2024, Valley Tech spent$15,000 successfully defending the patent in court. ValleyTech still believes the patent will be useful through theend of 2029.Prepare Valley Tech's journal entries to record theamortization for 2022 and 2024.

Step 1: Define Patent AmortizationPatent amortization is the process of spreading the cost of a…

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