How Do Intangible Assets Show on a Balance Sheet?
For example, accounts receivable and prepaid expenses are nonphysical, yet classified as current assets rather than intangible assets. Intangible assets are generally both nonphysical and noncurrent; they appear in a separate long-term section of the balance sheet entitled “Intangible assets”. They are opposed to physical assets, such as machinery and buildings. But, like all assets,…