Costs incurred by an established entity include: (a) pre-opening costs of a business facility; (b) recipes, secret
Question:
Costs incurred by an established entity include:
(a) pre-opening costs of a business facility;
(b) recipes, secret formulas, models and designs, prototype;
(c) training, customer loyalty, and market share;
(d) an in-house-generated accounting software;
(e) the design of a pilot plan;
(f) licensing, royalty, and stand-still agreements;
(g) operating and broadcast rights;
(h) goodwill purchased in a business combination;
(i) a company-developed patented drug approved for medical use;
(j) a licence to manufacture a steroid by means of a government grant;
(k) cost of courses taken by management in quality engineering management;
(l) a television advertisement that will stimulate the sales in the technology industry.
Which of the above-mentioned costs are eligible for capitalisation according to IAS 38, and which of them should be expensed as they are incurred?
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Advanced Financial Accounting An International Approach
ISBN: 9780273712749
1st Edition
Authors: Jagdish Kothari, Elisabetta Barone