Goto Section: 32.2682 | 32.3000 | Table of Contents
FCC 32.2690
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 32.2690 Intangibles.
(a) This account shall include the cost of organizing and incorporating the
company, the original cost of government franchises, the original cost of
patent rights, and other intangible property having a life of more than one
year and used in connection with the company's telecommunications
operations.
(b) Class A companies, except mid-sized incumbent local exchange carriers,
shall maintain subsidiary records for general purpose computer software and
for network software. Subsidiary records for this account shall also include
a description of each class of all other tangible property.
(c) The cost of other intangible assets, not including software, having a
life of one year or less shall be charged directly to Account 6564,
Amortization expense—intangible. Such intangibles acquired at small cost may
also be charged to Account 6564, irrespective of their term of life. The
cost of software having a life of one year or less shall be charged directly
to the applicable expense account with which the software is associated.
(d) The amortization associated with the costs recorded in the Intangibles
account will be credited directly to this asset account, leaving a balance
representing the unamortized cost.
(e) This account shall not include any discounts on securities issued, nor
shall it include costs incident to negotiating loans, selling bonds or other
evidences of debt, or expenses in connection with the authorization,
issuance, sale or resale of capital stock.
(f) When charges are made to this account for expenses incurred in mergers,
consolidations, or reorganizations, amounts previously included in this
account on the books of the various companies concerned shall not be carried
over.
(g) Franchise taxes payable annually or more frequently shall be charged to
Account 7240, Operating other taxes.
(h) This account shall not include the cost of plant, material and supplies,
or equipment furnished to municipalities or other governmental authorities
when given other than as initial consideration for franchises or similar
rights. (Note also Account 6720, General & administrative).
(i) This account shall not include the original cost of easements, rights of
way, and similar rights in land having a term of more than one year. Such
amounts shall be recorded in Account 2111, Land, or in the appropriate
outside plant account (see Accounts 2411 through 2441), or in the
appropriate central office account (see Accounts 2211 through 2232).
[ 67 FR 5687 , Feb. 6, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 53649 , Sept. 2, 2004]
Goto Section: 32.2682 | 32.3000
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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