Question

began a new development project in 2020. The project reached technological feasibility on June 30, 2021, and was available for release to customers at the beginning of 2022. Development costs incurred prior to June 30, 2021, were $3,210,000, and costs incurred from June 30 to the product release date were $1,410,000. The 2022 revenues from the sale of the new software were $4,008,000, and the company anticipates additional revenues of $6,012,000. The economic life of the software is estimated at four years. Amortization of the software development costs for the year 2022 would be:

Answer 1

Answer:

$352,500

Explanation:

Development costs incurred prior to June 30, 2021 must be expensed, they cannot be capitalized.

Capitalized R&D costs = $1,410,000

External use software (software intended to be sold to third parties) should be amortized using straight line amortization (4 years in this case):

amortization expense = $1,410,000 / 4 = $352,500