Chapter 11: Intangible Assets Flashcards
These are identifiable, non-monetary assets without physical substance.
Intangible Assets
Essential Elements of Intangible Assets
- Identifiability
- Control
- Future Economic Benefits
An element that emphasizes that an intangible asset is separable and arises from binding arrangements.
Identifiability
When an intangible asset is capable of being separated and divided from the entity and sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged, either individually or together with a related contract, it is?
Separable
When an intangible asset includes contractual or other legal rights, regardless of whether those rights are transferable or separable from the entity or from other rights/obligations, it __________?
Arises from Binding Arrangements
An element that emphasizes that the entity has the ability to benefit from the intangible asset or prevent others from benefitting from it. This normally arises from legal rights that are enforceable in a court of law.
Control
Is the legal enforceability of a right a necessary condition for control?
Naur, because an entity may be able to control the future economic benefits or service potential in some other way.
An element that emphasizes that the future economic benefits or service potential flowing from an intangible asset may include revenue, cost savings, or other benefits from its use.
Future Economic Benefits or Service Potential
When is an intangible asset RECOGNIZED?
If it meets the definition of an intangible asset and the recognition criteria for assets.
If the mode of acquisition is PURCHASE:
- Purchase Price + Direct Costs (including non-refundable taxes but excluding trade discounts and rebates)
- DEFERRED PAYMENT: cash price equivalent.
If the mode of acquisition is through NON-EXCHANGE TRANSACTION:
Fair Value at the Acquisition Date
If the mode of acquisition is through EXCHANGE:
If WITH commercial substance:
1) FV of asset given up (plus cash paid/minus cash received)
2) FV of asset received
3) CA of asset given up (plus cash paid/minus cash received)
If WITHOUT commercial substance:
- CA of asset given up (plus cash paid/minus cash received)
If the mode of acquisition is through ENTITY COMBINATION:
Fair Value at the Acquisition Date
Peculiar measurement is made for intangible assets that are not purchased but are rather:
Internally Generated or Self-Generated
The two phases in which an entity classified the generation of the asset:
- Research Phase
- Development Phase
This phase is the original and planned investigation undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific and technical knowledge and understanding.
Research Phase