Oriole Town Taxi Incorporated applied for several taxi licences for its taxicab operations in the town of Somerville and, on August $31,2023,$ incurred costs of $$10,000$ in the application process. The outcome of applying for taxi licences in the town was uncertain, as Somerville has been known to limit the number of issued taxi licences in an effort to encourage use of public transportation.

The application was successful and on June $30,2024,$ Oriole was granted $30$ freely transferable taxi licences for a registration fee of $$3,950$ per licence. According to management, each licence will have a useful life of only $5$ years from the date of registration, because demand for taxi services in Somerville is expected to decrease significantly after the town's subway system is expanded. There is an active market for taxi licences in Somerville.

In $2025,$ in an effort to decrease traffic congestion in its downtown, the town did not issue any new taxi licences, and the fair value of each taxi licence held by Oriole was $$4,200$ as at December $31,2025.$ In $2024,$ due to a severe shortage of taxis in the town, Somerville decreased the registration fee and issued many new taxi licences. As at December $31,2027,$ each taxi licence had value in use of $$5,100,$ fair value of $$3,600,$ and costs to sell of $$200.$ Oriole amortizes intangible assets using the straight$-$line method, and prepares financial statements in accordance with IFRS.

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