Assume you are the financial controller of a new established company. The CEO has asked your choice of accounting policy regarding the measurement of intangible assets at the time of recognition and after the acquisition.
Required:
State your choice of accounting policy regarding the measurement of intangible assets at the time of recognition and after the initial acquisition. Explain the reason (s) of your choice (s). You should provide comments regarding the choice of accounting method.
According to me firstly i would say that
an intangible asset should be recognised if, and only
if:
(a) it is probable that the future economic benefits that are
attributable to the asset will flow to the enterprise; and
(b) the cost of the asset can be measured reliably.
21. An enterprise should assess the probability of future
economic
benefits using reasonable and supportable assumptions that
represent
best estimate of the set of economic conditions that will exist
over the
useful life of the asset.
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