Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.8BE
Change in estimate; useful life of patent
• LO20–4
Van Frank Telecommunications has a patent on a cellular transmission process. The company has amortized the $18 million cost of the patent on a straight-line basis since it was acquired at the beginning of 2014. Due to rapid technological advances in the industry, management decided that the patent would benefit the company over a total of six years rather than the nine-year life being used to amortize its cost. The decision was made at the end of 2018 (before adjusting and closing entries). What is the appropriate
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Brief Exercise 10-7 (Algo) Patent; research and development [LO10-1, 10-8]
On March 17, Advanced Technologies purchased a patent related to laser surgery techniques. The purchase price of the patent is
$1,230,000. The patent is expected to benefit the company for the next five years. The company had the following additional costs:
$23,000 in legal fees associated with the purchase and filing of the patent, $38,000 to advertise its new laser surgery techniques, and
$48,000 to train employees. None of these additional costs were included in the purchase price or paid to the seller. Now assume that
instead of purchasing the patent, Advanced Technologies spent $1,230,000 to develop the patent internally, consisting of personnel
($815,000), equipment ($309,000), and materials ($106,000). All additional costs were incurred for the same amount.
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> Answer is complete but not entirely correct.
Total capitalized cost
$ 2,483,000
PA9. LO 11.4 For each of the following unrelated situations, calculate the annual amortization expense and prepare a journal
entry to record the expense:
A. A patent with a ten-year remaining legal life was purchased for $300,000. The patent will be usable for another eight
years.
B. A patent was acquired on a new smartphone. The cost of the patent itself was only $24,000, but the market value of the
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Intermediate Accounting
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