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    PracticeCPA®CPA FAR Practice Exam 4Question 39
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Area III: Select TransactionsFARRevenue RecognitionContract Costs

    CPA · Question 39 · Area III: Select Transactions

    A company incurs the following costs to obtain a contract with a customer: <br/>- Sales commission (paid only if contract signed): $5,000<br/>- Legal fees for contract drafting: $2,000<br/>- Travel costs to client meeting: $1,000<br/><br/>What amount should be recognized as an asset (Contract Costs)?

    Answer options:

    A.

    $5,000

    B.

    $7,000

    C.

    $8,000

    D.

    $0

    How to approach this question

    Capitalize 'Incremental costs of obtaining a contract' (costs that wouldn't exist if you didn't get the contract, like commissions). Expense costs that would be incurred regardless (legal, travel, marketing).

    Full Answer

    A.$5,000✓ Correct
    A
    Only the sales commission ($5,000) is an incremental cost of obtaining the contract. Legal fees and travel are expensed as incurred.

    Common mistakes

    Capitalizing all contract-related costs.
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