: Under IFRS, the company must treat the expenditures as an expense until the software meets the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset, after which time the expenditures can be capitalized as an intangible asset.
Answer:
If the company is able to demonstrate that the software met the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset on 1 February, the company would recognize €1,000 of expense (on the income statement) during the fiscal year ended 31 December 2009. The other €11,000 of expenditures would be recognized as an intangible asset (on the balance sheet). Alternatively, if the company is not able to demonstrate that the software met the criteria for recognition as an intangible asset until 1 December, the company would recognize €11,000 of expense during the fiscal year ended 31 December 2009, with the other €1,000 of expenditures recognized as an intangible asset.