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Note 6: Software Development Costs |
Certain development costs of our software solution are capitalized in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40, Internal Use Software, which outlines the stages of computer software development and specifies when capitalization of costs is required. Projects that are determined to be in the development stage are capitalized and amortized over their useful lives of five years. Projects that are determined to be within the preliminary stage are expensed as incurred. Software development costs are reported under fixed assets, net in the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2018.
Information related to capitalized software costs is as follows:
Amortization expense in fiscal 2018, and 2017 was $0.2 million and $0. The weighted average remaining life of amortizable intangible assets was 4.72 years as August 31, 2018. Amortization expense for all other intangibles is expected to approximate the following for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter:
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