Research and development costs
A) are generally written off immediately to earnings in the United States.
B) are typically capitalized and amortized.
C) are not very significant due to the lack of R&D being done in the U.S. currently.
D) are split into two parts by the IASB. Research costs should be capitalized, whereas development costs should be written off.
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