Research and Development Costs

1. R&D expenditures should be treated as revenue expenditures and charged to expense in the period when incurred.

2. Costs of R&D are continuous and necessary for the success of a business and should be treated as current expenses.

3. R&D costs do not necessarily result in future benefits (assets).

• The FASB has stated that:

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