Explain the Accounting for Internally Developed Intangible Assets

question 40

Essay

Explain the accounting for internally developed intangible assets.

---

Definitions:

Treasury Stock Transactions

Activities involving the buying back or reissuing of a company's own shares from the marketplace.

Retained Earnings

Retained earnings represent the cumulative amount of net income that a company has reinvested into the business rather than distributed to shareholders as dividends.

Fair Value Method

An accounting approach that measures and reports certain assets and liabilities at their estimated current market values.

Intrinsic Value Method

A technique used to calculate the actual value of a company or asset based on its fundamental, underlying value.