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futurecpa
Mar 6, 2014, 02:17 PM
The company holds a patent on a toy which is amortized during year-end adjustments. The $25,000 patent's economic life is 10 years although the legal life is 20 years.

My adjusting entry:

Patent Amortization 2,500
Patent 2,500

My reversing entry:

Patent 2500
Patent Amortization 2500

Fidget1
Mar 7, 2014, 11:32 AM
No, you don't do a reversing entry for amortising/depreciating anything.