Chapter 8 Flashcards
Like all assets, intangible assets can be ______, ________, or _________, and have _______.
Owned, transferred, licensed, value
When are intangible assets recognized separately at a fair value in a business combination?
When the intangible assets arise from contractual or other legal rights or if they are separable (capable of being sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged separately from the entity)
What is the definition of an intangible asset?
A nonphysical asset such as franchises, trademarks, patents, copyrights, goodwill, equities, mineral rights, securities, and contracts that grant rights and privileges and have value for the owner
What is intangible asset value derived from?
Legal rights, intellectual property content, or expected economic benefits which does not reside in the physical elements of the tangible evidence of an intangible asset
Are financial assets intangible assets?
Yes, including cash
What are intangible real property assets?
Transferable legal interests in tangible real estate (right to use, occupy, extract from, cross over)
What are examples of intangible real property?
Leases, occupancy permits, building permits, surface rights, air rights, mining rights, water extraction rights, drilling rights
When does an intangible asset need to be recognized separately from goodwill?
If either
1) arises from contractual or other legal rights regardless of whether those rights are transferable from the acquired entity
2) is separable - can be sold, transferred, licensed, rented, or exchanged
What are the 8 general categories for intangible assets?
1) technology (patents, software, know how, R&D in process)
2) customer-related (lists, engineering drawings, tech documentation, customer contracts including backlog, non-contractual relationships)
3) contract-related (supplier contracts, tech-sharing, franchise)
4) human-capital related (trained/assembled workforce, noncompetes, employment agreements)
5) marketing-related (advertising, brochures)
6) location-related (leasehold interests, mineral/mining exploration rights)
7) license-related (operational/environmental licenses or permits, pollution control permits)
8) artistic-related (plays, operas, ballets, music, pictures)
If a private company elects ASU 2014-18, what will they be permitted to do?
No longer recognize the following separately from goodwill:
- Customer-related intangible assets unless they are separable
- Noncompete agreements
What must a company also adopt if they elect ASU 2014-18?
ASU 2014-02, the private company alternative to amortizing goodwill
What are 8 reasons a valuation analyst may be asked to analyze the economics of intangible assets?
1) Transaction pricing and structuring in connection with a business combination
2) Intercompany use and ownership transfers
3) Financial accounting and reporting
4) Taxation planning and compliance
5) Financing collateralization and securitization
6) Bankruptcy and reorganization
7) Litigation claims and dispute resolution
8) Management information and strategic planning
What are 4 quantitative objectives that should be considered when valuing intangible assets?
1) To estimate a defined value associated with the ownership of the subject intangible asset (fair value for financial reporting, fair market value for tax/litigation purposes)
2) To measure the appropriate royalty rate or intercompany transfer price associated with the use of the subject intangible asset
3) To quantify the expected RUL of the ownership or operation of the subject intangible asset or to quantify the associated rate of change in its value
4) To determine the amount of lost profits or other economic damages associated with the subject intangible asset
How are other commercial intangible assets created? (Not intellectual property)
In the normal course of business operations
How is IP created?
By specific human intellectual capital activity
What does IP in each category share?
Similar in nature, feature, method of creation, and legal protection
What are 4 categories of IP?
1) Trademark and trade names (including service marks, service names, and trade dress)
2) Patents (including utility, design, and plant patents and the associated patent applications)
3) Copyrights (including musical and literary compositions, other works of art, and copyrights in computer software and engineering drawings)
4) Trade secrets (including processes, designs, diagrams, drawings, schematics, or memoranda)
From what perspective is goodwill typically considered?
From a marketplace or transaction perspective
Financial accounting intangible asset valuations are typically ______?
Rule-based
Goodwill on the balance sheet does not ______ but can only _______
Increase, decrease
What are the three principal components of goodwill value?
1) Assemblage factor
2) Excess economic income (profit motive)
3) Expectation of future events
What is the definition of the assemblage factor?
The incremental intangible value associated with the fact that the subject business enterprise assets are in place and ready to use
What is assemblage factor sometimes called?
Going-concern value element of goodwill
What are the elements of a business enterprise?
1) Capital (equipment)
2) Labor (employees)
3) Coordination (management)
The value created by the assemblage factor does what to the value of the business enterprise elements?
Enhances the value
What is the definition of excess economic income?
Income generated by a business enterprise that is greater than the amount that would be considered a fair rate of return on all of the other tangible and intangible assets that are used in the subject business