Question

The general ledger of Sandhill Corporation as of December 31, 2021, includes the following accounts: Copyrights $ 58000 Deposits with advertising agency (will be used to promote goodwill) 35000 Discount on bonds payable 78000 Excess of cost over fair value of identifiable net assets of Acquired subsidiary 560000 Trademarks 69000 In the preparation of Sandhill's balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, what should be reported as total intangible assets

Answer 1

$687,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Intangible Assets are identifiable assets of a non-monetary asset and without physical substance. Intangible assets include trademarks, copyrights and goodwill that is acquired.

Important to note that Internally generated Goodwill is not defined as an assets. Thus, deposits with advertising agency of $35,000 are not included within tangible assets

Calculation of Total Intangible Assets will be :

Intangible Assets Calculation = (Copyrights) $ 58,000 + (Goodwill Acquired) $560,000 + (Trademarks) $69,000

= $687,000

Therefore,

Sandhill's balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 should report total intangible assets of $687,000