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Chapter 12: Q10BE. (page 638)

Question: Sinise Industries acquired two copyrights during 2017. One copyright related to a textbook that was developed internally at a cost of \(9,900. This textbook is estimated to have a useful life of 3 years from September 1, 2017, the date it was published. The second copyright (a history research textbook) was purchased from University Press on December 1, 2017, for \)24,000. This textbook has an indefinite useful life. How should these two copyrights be reported on Sinise鈥檚 balance sheet as of December 31, 2017?

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Copyright No. 1 should be expensed and Copyright No. 2 should be capitalized in Sinise鈥檚 balance sheet as of December 31, 2017.

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Step1- Meaning of Copyright

The legal right of the owner of an intellectual property is known as copyright. Simply put, copyright refers to the ability to duplicate. This implies that only the original producers of items, as well as anybody they provide permission to, have the sole right to replicate the work.

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Step2- Explanation

Copyright No. 1 for $9,900should be expensed and therefore not reported on the balance sheet.


Copyright No. 2 for $24,000 should be capitalized because the useful life is indefinite, copyright No. 2 should be tested at least annually for impairment using a fair value test. It would be reflected on the balance sheet at a cost of $24,000 as of December 31, 2017.

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Question: (Accounting for Franchise, Patents, and Trademark) Information concerning Sandro Corporation鈥檚 intangible assets is as follows.

  1. On January 1, 2017, Sandro signed an agreement to operate as a franchisee of Hsian Copy Service, Inc. for an initial franchise fee of \(75,000. Of this amount, \)15,000 was paid when the agreement was signed, and the balance is payable in 4 annual payments of \(15,000 each, beginning January 1, 2018. The agreement provides that the down payment is not refundable and no future services are required of the franchisor. The present value at January 1, 2017, of the 4 annual payments discounted at 14% (the implicit rate for a loan of this type) is \)43,700. The agreement also provides that 5% of the revenue from the franchise must be paid to the franchisor annually. Sandro鈥檚 revenue from the franchise for 2017 was \(900,000. Sandro estimates the useful life of the franchise to be 10 years. (Hint: You may want to refer to Chapter 18 to determine the proper accounting treatment for the franchise fee and payments.)
  2. Sandro incurred \)65,000 of experimental and development costs in its laboratory to develop a patent that was granted on January 2, 2017. Legal fees and other costs associated with registration of the patent totaled \(17,600. Sandro estimates that the useful life of the patent will be 8 years.
  3. A trademark was purchased from Shanghai Company for \)36,000 on July 1, 2014. Expenditures for successful litigation in defense of the trademark totaling $10,200 were paid on July 1, 2017. Sandro estimates that the useful life of the trademark will be 20 years from the date of acquisition.

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  1. Prepare a schedule showing the intangible assets section of Sandro鈥檚 balance sheet at December 31, 2017. Show supporting computations in good form.

Prepare a schedule showing all expenses resulting from the transactions that would appear on Sandro鈥檚 income statement for the year ended December 31, 2017. Show supporting computations in good form.

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