Jan. 1 Purchased a copyright for $108,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years. Mar. 1 Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $49,200. Sept. 1 Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $150,000. Its useful life is indefinite. Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 Amortization Expense 18000 Copyrights 18000 (To record copyrights amortization) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Patents (To record patent amortization) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Goodwill (To record goodwill amortization)

Jan. 1 Purchased a copyright for $108,000. The copyright has a useful life of 6 years and a remaining legal life of 30 years. Mar. 1 Purchased a patent with an estimated useful life of 4 years and a legal life of 20 years for $49,200. Sept. 1 Purchased a small company and recorded goodwill of $150,000. Its useful life is indefinite. Prepare all adjusting entries at December 31 to record amortization required by the events. (If no entry is required, select "No entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit Dec. 31 Amortization Expense 18000 Copyrights 18000 (To record copyrights amortization) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Patents (To record patent amortization) Dec. 31 Amortization Expense Goodwill (To record goodwill amortization)

Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis

3rd Edition

ISBN:9781337788281

Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Publisher:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach

Chapter12: Intangibles

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8P

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