Evaluation method of intangible assets

The evaluation method of intangible assets is directly related to the evaluation results. In the practice of intangible assets evaluation in China, it is often impossible to use scientific methods, which leads to great errors. It is necessary to deeply study the evaluation methods of various intangible assets, learn from foreign advanced experience and innovate in combination with the specific practice of evaluation in China. At present, the measurement methods of intangible assets mainly include market price method, income method and cost method.

1, market value method. This law determines the value of intangible assets according to market transactions and applies to patents, trademarks and copyrights. The license fee for the above intangible assets is generally calculated according to a certain proportion of income according to the agreement reached by both parties to the transaction. The main problem of this law is that it is difficult to determine the transaction price because most intangible assets have no market price and some intangible assets are unique. Secondly, intangible assets are generally traded together with other assets, and it is difficult to separate their values separately.

2. Income method. This method is based on the economic benefits of intangible assets or the present value of future cash flows to calculate the value of intangible assets. Such as goodwill, franchise, etc. The key of this method is how to determine the appropriate discount rate or capitalization rate. Another problem with this method is that it is difficult to distinguish the economic benefits of intangible assets. In addition, when a technology is still in the early stage of development, its intangible assets may not have economic benefits, so this method cannot be used for calculation.

3. Cost method. This method is to calculate the cost of replacing or rebuilding a certain type of intangible assets. It is suitable for the value calculation of replaceable intangible assets, and can also estimate the economic benefits brought by the reduction of production cost, raw material consumption or price, waste reduction and more effective use of equipment, so as to evaluate the value of this part of intangible assets. However, due to the influence of factors such as whether intangible assets can obtain or develop alternative technologies and product life cycle, it is difficult to determine the economic benefits of intangible assets, which limits the application of this method.