Goodwill in business is an intangible asset that's recorded when one company is purchased by another. It's the portion of the purchase price that's higher than the sum of the net fair value of all of ...

The value of a business goes far beyond a collection of assets, inventories or a list of services. A whole series of intangible assets are usually a big part of it, including its brand name, its ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has a project to review accounting for goodwill subsequent to its acquisition — again. The issue is whether to continue goodwill impairment testing as required ...

There is a lot of discussion these days about accounting for goodwill, especially with respect to accounting issues subsequent to its acquisition. This debate is driven by managerial criticisms of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For an accounting concept that sounds friendly, goodwill raises hackles between investors and companies. After ...

Sometimes companies purchase businesses for more than what they are actually worth. The difference between a business' actual worth and what someone pays for that business is referred to as goodwill.

When you feel good about something, you’re usually willing to pay more for it. It’s the same concept when a company considers acquiring another. As a result, acquiring companies are often willing to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A global accounting standard setter has said it will review how companies calculate "goodwill" on their balance sheets to avoid misleading investors with overly optimistic ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. In this appendix we will clarify the difference and relationship between economic goodwill and accounting ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, calls for a global approach to goodwill accounting, as diverging accounting standards could ...