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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Research and Development [Abstract]  
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Software development costs are accounted for in accordance with ASC 350-40, Internal-Use Software and ASC 985-20, Costs of Software to be Sold, Leased, or Marketed. We capitalize incurred labor costs for software development from the time the preliminary project phase is completed until the software is available for general release. Research and development costs and other computer software maintenance costs related to software development are expensed as incurred. We estimate the useful life of our capitalized software and amortize its value on a straight-line basis over that estimated life of five years. If the actual useful life of the asset is determined to be shorter than our estimated useful life, we will amortize the remaining book value over the remaining useful life, or the asset may be deemed to be impaired and, accordingly, a write-down of the value of the asset may be recorded as a charge to earnings. Amortization begins when the related features are placed in service. During 2024, we recognized $2.9 million of accelerated amortization costs with respect to a change in the estimated useful life of an abandoned software development project.
Software development costs, net was comprised of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
(In thousands)20242023
Software development costs$68,805 $51,349 
Less: accumulated amortization(27,331)(12,210)
Software development costs, net$41,474 $39,139