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

Unlike physical assets such as machinery or real estate, intangible assets lack a physical presence. They include things like brand recognition, customer loyalty, patents, copyrights and business ...

One of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, Drew Brees, recently announced his retirement from the NFL. Brees is retiring with one Superbowl win, nearly a dozen passing records and a red carpet to ...

Quick definition: these are assets that a company owns that are not physical and can sometimes be unquantifiable. Short-term assets owned by a company are cash, receivables and inventory. Long-term ...

What is an “intangible asset,” and why are we investing so much in them? How should intangibles be reshaping our approach to the economy? Joining me today to answer these questions is Stian Westlake, ...

This guideline provides guidance for capitalization, depreciation/amortization and construction in progress of capital assets purchased, constructed or developed ...

Accountants recognize three types of assets: tangible, intangible and financial. Intangible assets are ones that you can't touch, including copyrights, patents, mailing lists, trademarks, names, ...

Although not always easy to quantify, intangible assets are one of the primary sources of strong competitive advantages for businesses and a key source of economic moats. Patents are a legal barrier ...

The CFA Institute released a paper Wednesday urging the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board to require more detailed disclosures of intangible assets ...

In the latest edition of IPWatchdog Unleashed, I welcomed back Patrick Kilbride, who is a veteran in the trade and intellectual property policy communities. Drawing from his extensive experience ...

When taking an asset-based approach to valuing a company, most financial professionals would agree that determining the market value for a company's tangible assets is pretty easy. Cash is cash.