Discover how amortization and impairment affect intangible assets such as patents and goodwill, and understand their impact ...

Mention business “assets,” and most people think of actual physical items, such as equipment and real estate-;things that are tangible. But intangible assets--such as copyrights, trademarks, a brand, ...

Discover the impact of intangible vs. tangible costs on business performance. Learn with examples how unseen costs affect ...

Top personnel that make a business unique or different constitute an intangible asset in the common sense of that phrase. In fact, if your business has a founder, designer or other employee who is ...

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 ...

The IRS on Wednesday issued final regulations (T.D. 9994) that, in certain cases, terminate the continued application of Sec. 367(d) when intangible property is repatriated to certain U.S. persons ...

A Mexican migrant to the U.S. is five times more productive than one who stays home. Why is that? The answer is not the obvious one: This country has more machinery or tools or natural resources.

There’s no denying the importance of having strong skills in order to get hired for a job. But there are other skills that are just as important as the traditional work-related skills you’ll need. In ...

Electronic music is added to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, recognition that the artform is shaping France’s artistic identity.