Computing Subsequent Carrying Amount of Patents In January of Year 1, Ford Co. purchased a patent from a research institution for $250,000. The patent was estimated to have a useful life of 15 years. In December of Year 2, Ford Co. unsuccessfully defended the patent in legal proceedings. The fair value of the patent on December 31 of Year 2, is now estimated to be $50,000 with a 2-year useful life. a. Record the entry for the legal fees of $20,000, paid in cash. b. Record any adjusting entry required on December 31 of Year 2. c. Determine the carrying value of the patent on December 31 of Year 2. Note: Round your final answers to the nearest dollar. Date a. Dec. 31, Year 2 b. Dec. 31, Year 2 C. Account Name To record legal fees. To record adjusting entry. Patent net carrying value, Dec. 31, Year 2 $ 0 V V V Dr. 0 0 0 0 Cr. 0 0 0 0

Kleen Company acquired patent rights on January 10 of Year 1 for $881,100. The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of eight years. On January 7 of Year 4, Kleen successfully defended the patent in a lawsuit at a cost of $49,200.     Required: a. Determine the patent amortization expense for Year 4 ended December 31. b. Journalize the adjusting entry on December 31 of Year 4 to recognize the amortization. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles

Amortization Entries Kleen Company acquired patent rights on January 10 of Year 1 for $472,000. The patent has a useful life equal to its legal life of eight years. On January 7 of Year 4, Kleen successfully defended the patent in a lawsuit at a cost of $23,500. If required, round your answers to the nearest dollar. a. Determine the patent amortization expense for Year 4 ended December 31. $236,000 X b. Journalize the adjusting entry on December 31 of Year 4 to recognize the amortization. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Amortization Expense-Patents Patents 29,500 X 29,500 X

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In January of Year 1, Ford Co. purchased a patent from a research institution for $600,000. The patent was estimated to have a useful life of 15 years. In December of Year 2, Ford Co. defended the patent in legal proceedings and successfully retained rights of ownership of the patent. The estimated life of the patent did not change from its original estimate. Legal expenses on December 31 were $48,000. Determine the (1) amortization for Year 2, and (2) carrying value of the patent on December 31 of Year 2.

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Befort Company filed for a patent on a new type of machine. The application costs totaled $15,000. R&D costs incurred to create the machine were $75,000. In the year in which the company filed for and received the patent, it spent $25,000 in the successful defense of a patent infringement suit. Required 1. At what amount should the company capitalize the patent? 2. What are the factors used to determine the economic life of a patent?

Recording Asset Retirement Obligation BPP Company maintains underground storage tanks for its operations. A new storage tank was installed and made ready for use at a cost of $2,000,000 on January 1 of the current year. The tank's useful life is estimated at 15 years, at which time the company is legally required to remove the tank and restore the area at an estimated cost of $200,000. The appropriate discount rate for the company is 12%. Required a. On January 1, record the entry for (1) the purchase and installation of the storage tank and (2) the related asset retirement obligation. b. Record adjusting entries on December 31 of the current year for (1) depreciation and (2) accretion. c. Assume that on December 31, fifteen years later, the tank is safely removed at a cost of $230,000. Record the required journal entry. Note: Round answers to the nearest whole dollar. a. 1. Jan. 1 a. 2. Jan. 1 b. 1. Dec. 31 M b. 2. Dec. 31 Account Name Equipment Cash To record purchase of storage tank…

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