The intangible assets and goodwill reported by Blossom Corporation at December 31, 2017, follow: $33,980 Copyrights $ 16,990 Less: Accumulated amortization 16,990 Trademarks 51,650 Goodwill 116,430 $185,070 Total A copyright (#1) was acquired on January 1, 2016, and has a useful life of four years. The trademarks were acquired on January 1, 2014, and are expected to have an indefinite life. The company has a December 31 year end and prepares adjusting journal entries annually. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets and goodwill during 2018: 5 Paid $6,590 in legal costs to successfully defend the trademarks against infringement by another company. 1 Developed a new product, incurring $198,110 in research and $46,800 in development costs with probable future benefits. The product is expected to have a useful life of 20 years. Jan. July 1 Paid $57,100 to a popular hockey player to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in early September. 1 Acquired another copyright (#2) for $176,000. The new copyright has a useful life of four years. Sept. Oct. Determined the recoverable amount of the goodwill to be $97,060. There was no indication that the copyrights or trademarks were impaired. Dec. 31 (a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) Debit Account Titles and Explanation Date Credit (To record research expense) (To record development costs) The intangible assets and goodwill reported by Blossom Corporation at December 31, 2017, follow: $33,980 Copyrights $ 16,990 Less: Accumulated amortization 16,990 Trademarks 51,650 Goodwill 116,430 $185,070 Total A copyright (#1) was acquired on January 1, 2016, and has a useful life of four years. The trademarks were acquired on January 1, 2014, and are expected to have an indefinite life. The company has a December 31 year end and prepares adjusting journal entries annually. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets and goodwill during 2018: 5 Paid $6,590 in legal costs to successfully defend the trademarks against infringement by another company. 1 Developed a new product, incurring $198,110 in research and $46,800 in development costs with probable future benefits. The product is expected to have a useful life of 20 years. Jan. July 1 Paid $57,100 to a popular hockey player to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in early September. 1 Acquired another copyright (#2) for $176,000. The new copyright has a useful life of four years. Sept. Oct. Determined the recoverable amount of the goodwill to be $97,060. There was no indication that the copyrights or trademarks were impaired. Dec. 31 (a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter O for the amounts. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem.) Debit Account Titles and Explanation Date Credit (To record research expense) (To record development costs)
