Advanced Accounting 10th Edition by Thomas Schaefer, Joe Ben Hoyle, Timothy Doupnik

Exercise 12

Problems 15-19 are based on the Comprehensive Illustration at the end of the chapter.
Moxie Corporation incurs research and development costs of $500,000 in 2011, 30 percent of which relates to development activities subsequent to certain criteria having been met that suggest that an intangible asset has been created.The newly developed product is brought to market in January 2012 and is expected to generate sales revenue for 10 years.
a.Determine the amount Moxie should recognize as research and development expense in 2011 under (1) U.S.GAAP and (2) IFRS.
b.Determine the adjustments that Moxie would make in 2011 and 2012 to reconcile net income and stockholders' equity under U.S.GAAP to IFRS.