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The CMS Co. began operations in January 2019. Listed below are selected transactions for 2019 and 2020: In 2019, $125,000 in R&D expenditures were made

  1. The CMS Co. began operations in January 2019. Listed below are selected transactions for 2019 and 2020:

    • In 2019, $125,000 in R&D expenditures were made to develop a new product that was patented on July 1, 2019. CMS believes the patent will provide benefits for ten years. Legal fees incurred on July 1, 2019, were $24,000.
    • On September 1, 2019, CMS paid EZ Company $180,000 for its patent on a successful product. The patent has six remaining years in its legal life.
    • On October 1, 2019, CMS applied for and received a trading name from the government. The legal costs associated with filing for the trade name were $10,000. In addition, in November 2019, the company incurred $50,000 in advertising its name. Benefits are expected indefinitely.
    • In early January 2020, CMS paid $20,000 in legal fees to defend the patent acquired from EZ. CMS's attorneys were successful in the lawsuit.
    • In 2020, R&D expenditures of $90,000 were incurred in the development of a product. A patent was received on December 1, 2020. Legal fees paid in connection with the patent were $15,000. The economic life of the product is expected to be five years.

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    a1. Determine the book value as of December 31, 2020 for each intangible asset. The company amortizes its intangible assets using the straight-line method and recognizes amortization to the nearest month.

    Patent on product developed in 2019$fill in the blank 108d1e036fc5061_1
    Patent purchased from EZ Company$fill in the blank 108d1e036fc5061_2
    Trade name$fill in the blank 108d1e036fc5061_3
    Patent on product developed in 2020$fill in the blank 108d1e036fc5061_4

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    a2. Prepare a partial balance sheet for CMS Company as of December 31, 2020, showing the intangible assets.

    CMS Company
    Partial Balance Sheet
    December 31, 2020
    Intangible assets:

    2019 amortization Book value of patentLegal fees, 2020Noncompete agreementPatents

    $fill in the blank 0e095bf4c02dfb1_2

    2019 amortization Book value of patentLegal fees, 2020Noncompete agreementTrade name

    fill in the blank 0e095bf4c02dfb1_4
    Total intangible assets$fill in the blank 0e095bf4c02dfb1_5

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    b. Prepare a schedule to calculate CMS's expenses related to the above transactions for both 2019 and 2020. Enter all amounts as positive numbers.

    2019 Expense

    Cost of trademarkLegal feesLoss on ImpairmentR and D expenseTrademark

    $fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_2

    Amortization expense-Patents Cost of trademarkLegal feesLoss on ImpairmentTrademark

    fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_4

    Advertising expenseCost of trademarkLegal feesLoss on ImpairmentTrademark

    fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_6
    Total expenses$fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_7
    2020 Expense

    Cost of trademarkLegal feesLoss on ImpairmentR and D expenseTrademark

    $fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_9

    Amortization expense-Patents Cost of trademarkLegal feesLoss on ImpairmentTrademark

    fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_11
    Total expenses$fill in the blank dc257a07a076043_12

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