(Accounting for Patents) During 2007, Thompson Corporation spent $170,000 in research and development costs. As a result, a new product called the New Age Piano was patented. The patent was obtained on October 1, 2007, and had a legal life of 20 years and a useful life of 10 years. Legal costs of $24,000 related to the patent were incurred as of October 1, 2007. (a)Prepare all journal entries required in 2007 and 2008 as a result of the transactions above. Date Account/Description 2007 Research & Development Expense Debit? Cash Credit? (To record research and development costs) Account /Description Patents Debit? Cash Credit? ^(To record the patent) Account/Description Patent Amortization Expense Debit? Patents Credit? ^(To record amortization) 2008 Account/Description Patent amortization Expense Debit? Patents Credit? (b) On June 1, 2009, Thompson spent $12,400 to successfully prosecute a patent infringement. As a result, the estimate of useful life was extended to 12 years from June 1, 2009. Prepare all journal entries required in 2009 and 2010. (Round amounts to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.) Date Account/Description 2009 Patents Debit? Cash Credit? (To record prosecution of patent infringement) Account/Description Patent Amortization Expense Debit? Patents Credit? (To record amortization) 2010 Patent Amortization Expense Debit? Patents Credit? (c) In 2011, Thompson determined that a competitor’s product would make the New Age Piano obsolete and the patent worthless by December 31, 2012. Prepare all journal entries required in 2011 and 2012. (Round amounts to 0 decimal places, e.g. 2,510.) Date Account/Description 2011 and 2012 Patent Amorization Expense Debit? Patents Credits?
(a) | 2007 | Research and Development Expense……………………………………… | 170,000 | |
Cash………………………………………………………………………….. | 170,000 | |||
Patents…………………………………………………………………………………. | 24,000 | |||
Cash………………………………………………………………………….. | 24,000 | |||
Patent Amortization Expense………………………………………………… | 600 | |||
Patents [($24,000 ÷ 10) X 3/12]……………………………………. | 600 | |||
2008 | Patent Amortization Expense………………………………………………… | 2,400 | ||
Patents ($24,000 ÷ 10)………………………………………………… | 2,400 |
(b) | 2009 | Patents…………………………………………………………………………………. | 12,400 | ||
Cash………………………………………………………………………….. | 12,400 | ||||
Patent Amortization Expense………………………………………………… | 2,575 | ||||
Patents ($1,000 + $1,575)……………………………………………. | 2,575 | ||||
[Jan. 1–June 1: ($24,000 ÷ 10) X | |||||
5/12 = $1,000 | |||||
June 1–Dec. 31: ($24,000 – $600 – | |||||
$2,400 – $1,000 + $12,400) = $32,400; | |||||
($32,400 ÷ 12) X 7/12 = $1,575] | |||||
2010 | Patent Amortization Expense………………………………………………… | 2,700 | |||
Patents ($32,400 ÷ 12)………………………………………………… | 2,700 | ||||
(c) | 2011 and 2012 | ||||
Patent Amortization Expense………………………………………………… | 14,063 | ||||
Patents ($28,125 ÷ 2)………………………………………………….. | 14,063 | ||||
($32,400 – $1,575 – $2,700) = $28,125 | |||||