R&D and Intangible Asset Treatment

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[Verse 1]
Sarah spends her nights in the lab tonight
Testing compounds, chasing breakthrough light
Under IFRS rules, her research burns
Expensed away, no asset returns
But development phase tells different tales
When feasibility and profit trails
Show technical completion's near
Capitalize costs, make assets appear

[Chorus]
Research burns away, development may stay
IFRS splits the phases every day
US GAAP says expense them all
Unless it's software standing tall
Capitalize when coding's done
Technological feasibility's won
Remember the split, remember the rule
Accounting standards are your tool

[Verse 2]
Tom builds algorithms line by line
Software creation, code refined
American rules keep spending low
Expense research, let those costs go
Until the prototype proves it works
Technical feasibility lurks
Then flip the switch, capitalize costs
No more expensing, profits aren't lost

[Chorus]
Research burns away, development may stay
IFRS splits the phases every day
US GAAP says expense them all
Unless it's software standing tall
Capitalize when coding's done
Technological feasibility's won
Remember the split, remember the rule
Accounting standards are your tool

[Bridge]
Patents purchased, goodwill acquired
Intangibles that weren't self-fired
External costs get capitalized
Internal generation? Often surprised
Brands and mastheads built inside
Cannot be assets, must subside
Only purchased intangibles
Make balance sheet compatibles

[Final Chorus]
Research burns away, development may stay
IFRS splits the phases every day
US GAAP says expense them all
Unless it's software standing tall
Six criteria IFRS demands
Technical feasibility in your hands
Adequate resources, intention clear
Then capitalize costs year by year

[Outro]
When uncertainty clouds your way
Think of phases, night and day
Research dim, development bright
Accounting standards guide your sight

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