An Intangible Asset is an identifiable non-monetary asset that is a non-physical asset having a useful life greater than one year. The Intangible Asset is a resource, controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected. The Intangible Asset is: 1) Limited-life intangible assets, such as patents, copyrights, and goodwill, and 2) Unlimited-life intangible assets, such as trademarks, and includes reputation, name recognition, and intellectual property such as knowledge and know how. (Refer to the Tangible Asset, Intangible Fixed Asset)
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