The intangible assets section of Cullumber Companys balance sheet at December 31, 2022, is presented...

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The intangible assets section of Cullumber Companys balance sheet at December 31, 2022, is presented here.

Patents ($60,000 cost less $6,000 amortization) $54,000
Copyrights ($35,000 cost less $24,500 amortization) 10,500
Total $64,500

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 $18,000 legal costs to successfully defend the patent against infringement by another company.
Jan.July Developed a new product, incurring $130,000 in research and development costs during February. 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 $20,000.
Sept. 1 Paid $45,000 to a quarterback to appear in commercials advertising the companys products. The commercials aired in September.
Oct. 1 Acquired a copyright for $110,000. The copyright has a useful life and legal life of 50 years.

Prepare journal entries to record the 2023 amortization expense for intangible assets. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Record journal entries in the order presented in the problem. If no entry is required, select "No Entry" for the account titles and enter 0 for the amounts.)

Date Account Titles and Explanation Debit Credit
choose a transaction date Jan. 2Jan.JuneSept. 1Oct. 1Dec. 31 enter an account title to record patents amortization enter a debit amount enter a credit amount
enter an account title to record patents amortization enter a debit amount enter a credit amount
(To record patents amortization)
choose a transaction date Jan. 2Jan.JuneSept. 1Oct. 1Dec. 31 enter an account title to record copyrights amortization enter a debit amount enter a credit amount
enter an account title to record copyrights amortization enter a debit amount enter a credit amount
(To record copyrights amortization)

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