In: Accounting
The intangible assets section of Larkspur, Inc. at December 31,
2020, is presented below.
Patents ($72,000 cost less $7,200 amortization) | $64,800 | |
Franchises ($48,000 cost less $19,200 amortization) | 28,800 | |
Total | $93,600 |
The patent was acquired in January 2020 and has a useful life of 10
years. The franchise was acquired in January 2017 and also has a
useful life of 10 years. The following cash transactions may have
affected intangible assets during 2021.
Jan. 2 | Paid $22,500 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company. | |
Jan.–June | Developed a new product, incurring $131,000 in research and development costs. A patent was granted for the product on July 1. Its useful life is equal to its legal life. | |
Sept. 1 | Paid $46,000 to an extremely large defensive lineman to appear in commercials advertising the company’s products. The commercials will air in September and October. | |
Oct. 1 | Acquired a franchise for $124,000. The franchise has a useful
life of 50 years. |
Instructions
Prepare journal entries to record the transactions above.
Prepare journal entries to record the 2021 amortization expense.
Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2021.
Prepare journal entries to record the transactions above.
Date |
Description |
Debit $ |
Credit $ |
2-Jan |
Legal Fees: Patent |
22500 |
|
Cash |
22500 |
||
Jan.–June |
Research &Development |
131000 |
|
Cash |
131000 |
||
Sept.1 |
Advertising Expense |
46000 |
|
Cash |
46000 |
||
Oct. 1 |
Franchise |
124000 |
|
Cash |
124000 |
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Prepare journal entries to record the 2021 amortization expense.
Date |
Description |
Debit $ |
Credit $ |
31-Dec |
Amortization Expense: Patents |
9700 |
|
Accumulated Amortization: Patents |
9700 |
||
(72000/10=7200 |
|||
31-Dec |
Amortization Expense: Copyrights |
5420 |
|
Accumulated Amortization: Copyrights |
5420 |
||
($48,000 X 1/10) +($124,000 X 1/50 X 3/12) |
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Prepare the intangible assets section of the balance sheet at December 31, 2021
Assets |
|
Intangible Assets |
|
Patents ($94500 cost – $16,900 amortization) |
77600 |
Franchise ($172,000 cost – $24,620 amortization) |
147380 |
Total intangible assets |
224980 |
Working notes for the above answer is as under
(1)
Patent
Cost ($72,000 + $22,500)=94500
amortization on patent ($7,200+9700)=16900
(2)
Copyrights
Cost ($48,000 + $124,000)=172,000
amortization on patent ($19200+5420)=24620