haroah Limited organized late in 2019 and set up a single account for all intangible assets. The following summary shows the entries in 2020 (all debits) that have been recorded in Intangible Assets since then: Jan. 2   Purchased patent (8-year life)   $338,000 Mar.  31   Costs to search for new ways to apply patent that was purchased on Jan. 2   21,000 Apr. 1   Purchased goodwill (indefinite life)   307,000 July 1   Purchased franchise with 10-year life; expiration date July 1, 2030   259,000   1   Promotional costs to increase the future economic benefit of the goodwill that was purchased on Apr. 1   33,000 Aug. 1   Payment for copyright (5-year life)   142,800   1   Purchased trademark (3-year life)   14,400   1   Purchased customer list (2-year life)   9,600 Sept. 1   Research costs

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Pharoah Limited organized late in 2019 and set up a single account for all intangible assets. The following summary shows the entries in 2020 (all debits) that have been recorded in Intangible Assets since then:

Jan. 2   Purchased patent (8-year life)   $338,000
Mar.  31   Costs to search for new ways to apply patent that was purchased on Jan. 2   21,000
Apr. 1   Purchased goodwill (indefinite life)   307,000
July 1   Purchased franchise with 10-year life; expiration date July 1, 2030   259,000
  1   Promotional costs to increase the future economic benefit of the goodwill that was purchased on Apr. 1   33,000
Aug. 1   Payment for copyright (5-year life)   142,800
  1   Purchased trademark (3-year life)   14,400
  1   Purchased customer list (2-year life)   9,600
Sept. 1   Research costs   236,000
          $1,360,800

 

Prepare the necessary entry to clear the Intangible Assets account and to set up separate accounts for distinct types of intangibles. 

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