AS 26

Intangible Assets in Accounting Standard 26 Accounting standard 26 (AS 26) in Indian GAAP defines intangible assets and provide rule for calculation of cost intangible assets and showing it in financial statement. AS 26 states that any asset can include intangible asset if we can touch physically but these have future economic benefits. Goodwill is one of main examples of intangible asset. Except this many other intangible assets like technical know how and other trademarks but do not include any asset which are included any other accounting standard. How to calculate the cost of intangible asset:- Generally, if intangible asset is purchase from outside, hen its purchase price will be the cost of intangible asset and will be the part of total asset of financial statement. Making and publishing of website is exception case in AS 26. According to AS 26, it is not included in this standard but include fixed accounting standard. But if we see overall the balance sheet it will goes to the asset side and other general expenses for maintaining website will goes to profit and loss account.