On January 1, 2018, Weaver Corporation purchased a patent for $219,000. The remaining legal life is 20 years, but the company estimates the patent will be useful for only six more years. In January 2020, the company incurred legal fees of $39,000 in successfully defending a patent infringement suit. The successful defense did not change the company’s estimate of useful life. Weaver Corporation’s year-end is December 31.
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1. Record the purchase in 2018; amortization in 2018; amortization in 2019; legal fees in 2020; and amortization in 2020. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
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