Metlock, Inc., spent $48,600 in attorney fees while developing the trade name of its new product, the Mean Bean Machine. Prepare the journal entries to record the $48,600 expenditure and the first year's amortization, using an 6-year life. Use the account title "Trade Names". (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts.) Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit (To record expenditure of trade names) (To record amortization expense)

Garrett Corporation began operations in 2021. To maintain its accounting records, Garrett entered into a two-year agreement with Accurite Company. The agreement specifies that Garrett will pay $85,000 to Accurite immediately, and in return, Accurite will make its accounting software accessible via the Internet to Garrett and maintain all infrastructure necessary to run the software and store records. At any time, Garrett Corporation can freely remove its records and run the software on its own hardware or that of another accounting services company. In addition to the cost of the agreement, Garrett incurred $15,000 early in the year devising a plan for its accounting software needs, $25,000 for customizing its own computers for integration with Accurite’s software, and $20,000 after the software was implemented to train its employees. Determine the initial amount that Garrett should capitalize related to the software development costs.

On March 1, Terrell & Associates provides legal services to Whole Grain Bakery regarding some recent food poisoning complaints. Legal services total $9,900. In payment for the services, Whole Grain Bakery signs a 8% note requiring the payment of the face amount and interest to Terrell & Associates on September 1. Required: For Whole Grain Bakery, record the issuance of the note payable on March 1 and the cash payment on September 1. (If no entry is required for a particular transaction/event, select "No Journal Entry Required" in the first account field.)

Carla Vista Corporation has the following selected transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024: Jan. 1 Purchased a copyright for $117.480 cash. The copyright has a useful life of six years and a remaining legal life of 30 years. Mar. 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 31 Acquired a franchise with a contract period of nine years for $500,850; the expiration date is March 1, 2033, Paid cash of $38,820 and borrowed the remainder from the bank. Purchased a trademark with an indefinite life for $73,190 cash. As the purchase was being finalized, spent $33.150 cash in legal fees to successfully defend the trademark in court. Purchased an advertising agency for $640,000 cash. The agency's only assets reported on its statement of financial position immediately before the purchase were accounts receivable of $58,000, furniture of $170,000, and leasehold improvements of $320,000. Carla Vista hired an independent appraiser who estimated that the fair value of these assets was accounts receivable $58,000,…

George Moss, owner of Moss Interiors, is negotiating for the purchase of Oriole Galleries. The following balance sheet of Oriole is given in an abbreviated form as follows. Cash Land Assets Buildings (net) Equipment (net) Copyrights (net) Total assets 1. 2. $115,000 71,000 201,500 176,000 31,000 $594,500 Moss and Oriole agree that: Oriole Gallaries Balance Sheet As of December 31, 2025 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Accounts payable Notes payable (long-term) Total liabilities Common stock Retained earnings Total liabilities and stockholders' equity Land is undervalued by $28,000. Equipment is overvalued by $4,000. $212,400 24,800 $49,800 307,500 357,300 237,200 $594,500 Oriole agrees to sell the gallery to Moss for $381,000. Prepare the entry to record the purchase of Oriole Galleries on Moss's books. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for…

Near the end of its first year of operations, December 31, 2021, Vaughn Designs Ltd. approached the local bank for a $ 19,400 loan and was asked to submit financial statements prepared on an accrual basis. Although the company kept no formal accounting records, it did maintain a record of cash receipts and payments. The following information is available for the year ended December 31: Additional information: 1.   Fees from design work earned but not yet collected amounted to $ 2,430. 2.   The equipment was purchased at the beginning of January and has an estimated six-year useful life. The company uses straight-line depreciation. 3.   Supplies on hand on December 31 were $ 1,230. 4.   Rent payments included a $ 1,350 per month rental fee and a $ 1,880 deposit that is refundable at the end of the two-year lease. (Hint: Use the Prepaid Rent account for the refundable deposit.) 5.   The insurance was purchased on February 1 for a one-year period expiring on January 31, 2022.…

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In 2025, Culver determined that a competitor's product would make the New Age Piano obsolete and the patent worthless by December 31, 2026. Prepare all journal entries required in 2025 and 2026. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. List debit entry before credit entry.) Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit

Do you want to make a double entry? On November 7, 2021, a fire broke out at the store, destroying merchandise worth $12,000. The insurance company has declared that it will only pay out the first $3,000 of the claim under the provisions of the contract. There haven't been any entries made yet to document this.