Melissa Company, which was organized in January 2020, recorded the following transactions during the year in a single account called Intangible Assets: Intangible Assets 2020 January 2 State incorporation fees $10,000 January 2 Legal fee to incorporate 20,000 January 3 Underwriter fees for handling stock issue 45,000 March 1 Patent acquired from Laura Company 240,000 June 1 Employee training costs-see note 20,000 December 1 Legal costs incurred to defend patent acquired on Mar. 1 (Melissa Co. won the lawsuit) 110,000 December 1 Discount on bonds payable 450,000 January– December R&D costs incurred for new product development 180,000 December 31 Catering costs for board of directors' meeting 12,000 December 31 Ending balance $1,087,000 Note: The president of Melissa has stated that she believes the employee training costs have resulted in goodwill.

Required:

a. Prepare an entry as of December 31, 2020, to reclassify the items from the intangible assets account to the appropriate accounts. 

b. Prepare the adjusting entry or entries required to amortize any intangible assets recorded or remaining from requirement a. Patents are estimated to have a ten-year economic life. Any other intangible assets recognized should be amortized over their legal life.

Record amortization to the nearest month, using the straight-line method. Round your final answer to the nearest whole dollar.

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