Summarize the accounting rules that allow some but not all potential intangibles to be capitalized on the balance sheet. Using the reading of the Accounting's 21st century challenge explain why current accounting for intangibles is problematic and why the problem is difficult to address.

Summarize the accounting rules that allow some but not all potential intangibles to be capitalized on the balance sheet. Using the reading of the Accounting's 21st century challenge explain why current accounting for intangibles is problematic and why the problem is difficult to address.

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