Reference no: EM132945627

The intangible assets section of Indigo Corporation's balance sheet at December 31, 2022, is presented here.

Patents ($84,700 cost less $8,470 amortization) $76,230

Copyrights ($42,500 cost less $29,750 amortization) 12,750

Total $88,980

The patent was acquired in January 2022 and has a useful life of 10 years. The copyright was acquired in January 2016 and also has a useful life of 10 years. The following cash transactions may have affected intangible assets during 2023.

• Jan. 2 Paid $45,000 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company.
• Jan.-June Developed a new product, incurring $245,500 in research and development costs. A patent was granted for the product on July 1, and its useful life is equal to its legal life. Legal and other costs for the patent were $30,000.
• Sept. 1 Paid $54,000 to a quarterback to appear in commercials advertising the company's products. The commercials will air in September and October.
• Oct. 1 Acquired a copyright for $220,000. The copyright has a useful life and legal life of 50 years.

Problem (a) Prepare journal entries to record the transactions. (Record entries in the order displayed in the problem statement. Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)