Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the current (2020)                   US GAAP accounting treatment for intangible assets?   Any patent that is reported on the balance sheet should be amortized over                        a period no longer than the patent’s remaining legal life.   A firm may report the value of an internally generated brand on the firm’s                        balance sheet as long as the firm obtains an “independent appraisal” of the                        brand value from a brand consulting firm.      BOTH statements A and B are true.   None of the above statements are true.

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_____     Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding the current (2020)

                  US GAAP accounting treatment for intangible assets?

 

  1. Any patent that is reported on the balance sheet should be amortized over

                       a period no longer than the patent’s remaining legal life.

 

  1. A firm may report the value of an internally generated brand on the firm’s

                       balance sheet as long as the firm obtains an “independent appraisal” of the

                       brand value from a brand consulting firm.   

 

  1. BOTH statements A and B are true.

 

  1. None of the above statements are true.

 

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