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Chapter 12: Question 2E. (page 639)

Presented below is selected information related to Martin Burke Inc. at year-end. All these accounts have debit balances.

Cable television franchises

Film contract rights

Music copyrights

Customer lists

Research and development costs

Prepaid expenses

Goodwill

Covenants not to compete

Cash

Brand names

Discount on notes payable

Notes receivable

Accounts receivable

Investments in affiliated companies

Property, plant, and equipment

Organization costs

Internet domain name

Land

Instructions:

Identify which items should be classified as an intangible asset. For those items not classified as an intangible asset, indicate where they would be reported in the financial statements.

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Answer

There are two types of intangible assets: indeterminate and definite. A company's brand name is considered an infinite intangible asset because it stays with the firm for as long as it operates.

Step by step solution

01

The following will be classified as an intangible asset:

Cable television franchises

Film contract rights

Music copyrights

Customer lists

Goodwill

Covenants not to compete

02

Treatment for those items which are not classified as an intangible asset:

Particulars/Items

Treatment

Cash

Current assets

Accounts receivable

Current assets

Notes receivable

Current assets

Prepaid expenses

Current assets

Property, plant, and equipment

Non-current assets

Land

Non-current assets

Investments in affiliated companies

Part of investment section of the balance sheet

Research and development costs

Operating expense

Discount on notes payable

As a deduction from the related notes payable on the balance sheet

Organization costs (start-up costs)

Expense

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Question: (Recording and Amortization of Intangibles) Marshall Company, organized in 2016, has set up a single account for all intangible assets. The following summary discloses the debit entries that have been recorded during 2017.

1/2/17

Purchased patent (8-year life)

\( 350,000

4/1/17

Purchase goodwill (indefinite life)

360,000

7/1/17

Purchased franchise with 10-year life; expiration date 7/1/27

450,000

8/1/17

Payment of copyright (5-year life)

156,000

9/1/17

Research and development costs

215,000

\)1,531,000

Instructions

Prepare the necessary entries to clear the Intangible Assets account and to set up separate accounts for distinct types of intangibles. Make the entries as of December 31, 2017, recording any necessary amortization and reflecting all balances accurately as of that date. (Use straight-line amortization.)

What constitutes 鈥渟ignificant influence鈥� when an investor鈥檚 financial interest is below the 50% level?

Indicate how unrealized holding gains and losses should be reported for debt investments classified as trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity.

Question: (Goodwill, Impairment) On July 31, 2017, Mexico Company paid \(3,000,000 to acquire all of the common stock of Conchita Incorporated, which became a division of Mexico. Conchita reported the following balance sheet at the time of the acquisition.

Current assets

\) 800,000

Current liabilities

\( 600,000

Noncurrent assets

2,700,000

Long-term liabilities

500,000

Total assets

\)3,500,000

Stockholders鈥� equity

2,400,000

Total liabilities and stockholders鈥� equity

\(3,500,000

It was determined at the date of the purchase that the fair value of the identifiable net assets of Conchita was \)2,750,000. Over the next 6 months of operations, the newly purchased division experienced operating losses. In addition, it now appears that it will generate substantial losses for the foreseeable future. At December 31, 2017, Conchita reports the following balance sheet information.

Current assets

\( 450,000

Noncurrent assets (including goodwill recognized in purchase)

2,400,000

Current liabilities

(700,000)

Long-term liabilities

(500,000)

Net assets

\)1,650,000

It is determined that the fair value of the Conchita Division is \(1,850,000. The recorded amount for Conchita鈥檚 net assets (excluding goodwill) is the same as fair value, except for property, plant, and equipment, which has a fair value \)150,000 above the carrying value.

Instructions

  1. Compute the amount of goodwill recognized, if any, on July 31, 2017.
  2. Determine the impairment loss, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2017.
  3. Assume that fair value of the Conchita Division is \(1,600,000 instead of \)1,850,000. Determine the impairment loss, if any, to be recorded on December 31, 2017.

Prepare the journal entry to record the impairment loss, if any, and indicate where the loss would be reported in the income statement.

Joni Hyde Inc. has the following amounts reported in its general ledger at the end of the current year.

Organization costs $24,000

Trademarks 15,000

Discount on bonds payable 35,000

Deposits with advertising agency for ads to promote goodwill of company 10,000

Excess of cost over fair value of net identifiable assets of acquired subsidiary 75,000

Cost of equipment acquired for research and development projects; the equipment has an alternative future use 90,000

Costs of developing a secret formula for a product that is expected to be marketed for at least 20 years 80,000

Instructions

(a) On the basis of the information above, compute the total amount to be reported by Hyde for intangible assets on its balance sheet at year-end.

(b) If an item is not to be included in intangible assets, explain its proper treatment for reporting purposes.
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