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A firm has an unamortized non-compete agreement on its books with a carrying value of $150,000 and 3 years remaining.

If the former owner breaches the contract and the firm determines the agreement no longer has value, what is the accounting treatment?

  1. Continue amortizing 50,000 per year until the end of the term.
  2. Perform a two-step impairment test but keep the asset if it passes step one.
  3. Reverse all previous amortization and then write off the original cost.
  4. Write off the remaining $150,000 immediately as a loss.

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