adjust GmbH Berlin
Consolidated Financial Statements for the Financial Year from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020
The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that the intangible asset may be impaired. The amortization period and the amortization method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed at least at each fiscal year-end. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the following estimate useful lives:
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Asset class | | | Years | |
Intellectual property / Technology | | | 2 to 5 | |
Customer relationships | | | 3 | |
The amortization expense on intangible assets with finite lives are recognized in profit and loss. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are tested for impairment at least once a year.
Gains or losses arising from the derecognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount and are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the asset is derecognized.
Research and development (‘R&D’)
All acquired technical / software solutions (intangible assets) are capitalized and amortized through its useful lives. We refer to ‘intangible assets’. For subsequent accounting we refer to ‘Impairment of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets’.
For recognition as an asset, internally generated intangible assets (‘non-derivative’) are tested against the general requirements for recognition and initial measurement and for the criteria which confirm that the related activity is at a sufficiently advanced stage of development, is both technically and commercially viable and includes only directly attributable costs.
Only expenditures arising from the development phase can be considered for capitalization, with all expenditures on research being recognized as an expense when it is incurred. If an exact distinction between research phase and development phase is not possible, all expenditures are treated as research.
If the R&D efforts are for improvement, for maintaining and enhancing running technical solutions we do not capitalize the costs. Also, we do not capitalize the R&D costs, if there exists no detailed development project information demonstrating that the costing systems can measure the cost of generating the intangible asset internally. Such costs shall be expensed in the period incurred.
Adjust has expensed all R&D related costs for the past and during the fiscal years ended 31 December 2020 and 2019.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are recognized at acquisition or production cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Acquisition costs comprise the acquisition price, incidental acquisition costs and subsequent acquisition costs less reductions in acquisition price. Because no qualified assets were identified within the meaning of IAS 23, the acquisition costs do not contain any borrowing costs. Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only if it is likely that future economic benefits associated with the expenditures will flow to Adjust. Ongoing repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
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