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Research and development (known also as R&D [2]) is considered to be an intangible asset (about 16 percent of all intangible assets in the US), [11] even though most countries treat R&D as current expenses for both legal and tax purposes. [2] Most countries report some intangibles in their National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA).
Intangible asset finance, also known as IP finance, is the branch of finance that uses intangible assets such as intellectual property (legal intangible) and reputation (competitive intangible) to gain access to credit. Like other areas of finance, intangible asset finance is concerned with the interdependence of value, risk, and time.
Amortization is the acquisition cost minus the residual value of an asset, calculated in a systematic manner over an asset's useful economic life. Depreciation is a corresponding concept for tangible assets. Methodologies for allocating amortization to each accounting period are generally the same as those for depreciation.
A fixed asset, often referred to as a tangible asset or property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), is a long-term asset that holds value over time and can be used to generate income.
Control itself exists to keep performance or a state of affairs within what is expected, allowed or accepted. Control built within a process is internal in nature. It takes place with a combination of interrelated components – such as social environment effecting behavior of employees, information necessary in control, and policies and ...
Goodwill and intangible assets are usually listed as separate items on a company's balance sheet. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In the b2b sense, goodwill may account for the criticality that exists between partners engaged in a supply chain relationship, or other forms of business relationships, where unpredictable events may cause volatilities across entire ...
In the UK, IP has become a recognised asset class for use in pension-led funding and other types of business finance. However, in 2013, the UK Intellectual Property Office stated: "There are millions of intangible business assets whose value is either not being leveraged at all, or only being leveraged inadvertently". [46]
Intangible assets: Brand identity, think Nike [8] or Apple; patents; and government licenses are examples of intangible assets. [9] Cost advantage: Companies that can keep their prices low can maintain market share and discourage competition. Walmart has cost advantage. [6]