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Intangible Assets Defined
• Identifiable nonmonetary assets without physical
substance
• What is meant by “identifiable”?
Intangible Assets
PAS 38 para 12
Examples of Intangible Assets Recognition of an Intangible Asset
• Brand names and trademarks • Criteria
– Identifiable
• Mastheads and publishing titles – Probable flow of economic benefits that the entity can
• Computer software control
– Cost or value that can be measured reliably
Cost or value that can be measured reliably
• Licenses and franchises
• Copyrights, patents and other industrial • Case of an acquired intangible asset (separately
or as part of a business combination)
property rights, service and operating rights – Cost of intangible asset includes purchase price and
• Recipes, formulae, models, designs and attributable costs of preparing asset for its intended
use.
prototypes
Internally Generated Intangible Assets Internally Generated Intangible Assets
• Case of an internally generated intangible – Examples of research activities
asset
– To assess whether an internally generated
intangible asset qualifies for recognition the
intangible asset qualifies for recognition, the
entity classifies the generation of the asset into:
• Research phase
• Development phase
– Examples of research activities RULE: Expenditures incurred during the research phase
are expensed.
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Internally Generated Intangible Assets Internally Generated Intangible Assets
RULE: Expenditure during the development phase
– Examples of development activities shall be recognized as an intangible asset if and only
if the entity can demonstrate ALL of the following:
Internally Generated Intangible Assets Measurement on Balance Sheet Date
– Internally generated brands, mastheads, • Cost model
publishing titles, customer lists, and items similar – Intangible asset is measured at cost less accumulated
amortization and accumulated impairment losses
in substance shall not be recognized as intangible
assets.
• Revaluation model
Revaluation model
– Intangible asset is measured at revalued amount less
subsequent accumulated amortization and
accumulated impairment losses.
– Use of the model requires (1) revaluation with
sufficient regularity and (2) fair value must be with
reference to an active market.
Subsequent Expenditure on an
Amortization of an Intangible Asset
Intangible Asset
• Amortization is done for intangible assets with • Most subsequent expenditure on an
definite useful lives. intangible asset are likely to maintain the
• For intangibles with an indefinite useful life, expected future economic benefits embodied
an assessment for impairment is required to
an assessment for impairment is required to in an existing intangible asset rather than
in an existing intangible asset rather than
be undertaken at least annually and whenever increase/enhance it. Thus, these subsequent
there is an indication that the intangible asset expenditures are generally expensed.
may be impaired.