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

Under a Last Will and Testament, a decedent disposes of both their tangible personal property as well as their intangible personal property. Questions might arise in the context of administering an ...

Intangible assets include operational assets that lack physical substance. For example, goodwill is a fixed asset, as are patents, copyrights, trademarks and franchises. A company's intangible assets ...

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 ...

The valuation of customer-related intangible assets is a key element of many business appraisals. These intangibles lack physical substance but are crucial assets for a company's success, often ...

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 ...

Maintaining intangible assets is critical for businesses of any size or industry. This need has become significantly more critical in the digital age, where knowledge-based SMEs are driving economies ...

Business titans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were recognized for controlling critical industries of the day, including transportation, commodities and manufacturing. Many of these ...

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 ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. These days, intangible assets—like brand reputation, organizational culture, intellectual ...