An asset is a resource that generates an economic benefit for a business. An intangible asset is a non-physical asset, such as a copyright, patent or trademark. You recognize intangible assets in your ...

The assets you cannot touch or see but that have value. Intangible assets include franchise rights, goodwill, noncompete agreements and patents, among others. One of the line entries on your balance, ...

As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

These days, intangible assets—like brand reputation, organizational culture, intellectual property and human capital—drive growth and differentiation more than physical assets. A 2020 report by Ocean ...

EVEN WITH THE GUIDANCE IN FASB STATEMENT NO. 142, th e useful life of certain intangible assets is difficult to judge, particularly assets that involve contracted or other legally set terms. Companies ...

Financials tell the story so far. Intangible assets reveal how far a tech business can go. An article signed by Andrea ...

Learn what an amortization schedule is, its importance for loans and intangible assets, and how to calculate it using a simple formula.

In my previous column, I discussed intangible assets as intellectual property (IP) and recommended every small business have an IP strategy. It’s not my job to tell you what your IP strategy should ...

WITH ALL THE SCRUTINY that public companies get these days, you would think there’s little that isn’t known about them. But that kind of knowledge may only scratch the surface of what composes ...

Deferred tax assets can be thought of as prepaid taxes. They arise because businesses commonly keep two sets of financial records: one to show to investors and creditors, and one to show to tax ...