The intangible assets and goodwill section of Ghani Corporation?s balance sheet at December 31, 2020, is as follows:

The copyright was acquired in January 2019 and has an estimated useful life of three years. The trademark was acquired in January 2014 and is expected to have an indefinite useful life. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets during 2021:

Jan. 2 Paid $7,000 in legal costs to successfully defend the trademark against infringement by another company.

July 1 Developed a new product, incurring $275,000 in research costs and $50,000 in development costs. A patent was granted for the product on July 1, and its useful life is equal to its legal life.

Aug. 1 Paid $45,000 to a popular hockey player to appear in commercials advertising the company?s products. The commercials will air in September and October.

Oct. 1 Acquired a second copyright for $168,000. The new copyright has an estimated useful life of six years.

Dec. 31 Recorded annual amortization.

Instructions

a. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions.

b. Show how the intangible assets and goodwill will be presented on the balance sheet at December 31, 2021.

Since intangible assets do not have physical substance, why are they considered to be assets?

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Copyright #1 Less: Accumulated amortization Trademark Goodwill Total $36,000 $ 12,000 52,000 150,000 $214,000