In: Accounting
On January 1, 2020 (the first day of its fiscal year) Vaughn
Ltd. acquired a patent which gave the company the right to use a
production process. The process met the six criteria for
capitalization as an intangible asset. Below is a listing of the
events relating to the patent over the five fiscal years from 2020
through 2024:
2020: | ||
● | on January 1, acquired the patent for the production process from its inventory for a cash payment of $12,800,000, and determined that the process had an indefinite useful life. | |
● | on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $13,900,000. | |
2021: | ||
● | on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $11,500,000. | |
2022: | ||
● | on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and determined that its fair value was $13,000,000. | |
2023: | ||
● | on January 1, determined that the useful life of the patent was no longer indefinite, its carrying amount was recoverable, its estimated remaining useful life was 5 years, its estimated residual value was $0 and the pattern of economic benefits to be obtained from the patent during those 5 years was evenly spread over those 5 years. | |
● | on December 31, tested the process for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $1,100,000 and its carrying amount was recoverable. | |
2024: | ||
● | on December 31, tested the patent for impairment and recoverability and determined that its fair value was $0 and its carrying amount was not recoverable. |
Prepare all journal entries related to the patent for the
production process Vaughn will record from January 1, 2020 to
December 31, 2024, using the cost recovery impairment model.
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