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    Introduction With the rampant rise in globalization‚ one would find it rather difficult to disagree that the world is flat. If we agree with the aged old adage‚ ”accounting is the language of business” then business enterprise around the world cannot be affording to be speaking different language while exchanging different financial result so to make them more convenient different bodies have been formed all around the world . Below are some major bodies that has unified the accounting

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    Goodwill

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    Goodwill Can be conveniently divided into two classes that which had been – Internally generated – Purchased There is general agreement that the former category should not be brought to account because it was impossible to do so within the accepted rules of double entry bookkeeping and historical cost based accounting – it is the goodwill not purchased but generated via the internal operations of the organisation No difficulty in bringing purchased goodwill to account‚ but controversy raged as

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    definition: An account that can be found in the assets portion of a company’s balance sheet. Goodwill can often arise when one company is purchased by another company. In an acquisition‚ the amount paid for the company over book value usually accounts for the target firm’s intangible assets. Goodwill is seen as an intangible asset on the balance sheet because it is not a physical asset like buildings or equipment. Goodwill typically reflects the value of intangible assets such as a strong brand name‚ good

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    Goodwill Controversy

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    accounting; which is goodwill. We discuss the general view of goodwill and talk about goodwill valuation is books and from there we discuss the accounting practices for goodwill around the world which covers various countries in different parts of the world and look into the depths of goodwill controversy. Lastly‚ the method of goodwill valuation is discussed. 1. What is your impression of goodwill of a business in a general sense? How does it differ from the concept of goodwill in accounting? An

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    Valuation of Goodwill

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    VALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GOODWILL IN A BUSINESS. INTRODUCTION Goodwill is an intangible element connected with the going concern which include personality‚ reputation‚ the company name‚ convenient and favourable location of the business‚ quality of merchandise‚ efficient management‚ supply and demand for a choice product‚ affordable prices‚ efficient labour relations with employees‚ true and fair view and finally courteous methods of treating customers. Goodwill is often shown on the accounting

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    The Nature of Goodwill

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    intangible assets and goodwill have highlighted the numerous approaches to measuring and reporting goodwill. These issues of identifying and measuring goodwill have provided great challenges in communicating the relevant value for an organisation. However‚ they are becoming increasingly more important in an environment where goodwill and other intangible assets are making up larger components of business purchase/combination prices. In determining the correct value of goodwill in the financial statements

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    goodwill imparement

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    Should management have performed an interim goodwill impairment test as of September 30‚ 2012? Galaxy Sports Inc. (Galaxy) is a U.S. based manufacturer of sports equipment. It is an SEC registrant with one operating segment with three separate reporting units: fitness‚ golf and hockey. The fitness is the largest division of Galaxy with allocated goodwill of $200 million. The golf division reports $130 million of goodwill and the hockey has $30 million of goodwill. Each division has been a reporting unit

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    Goodwill can be termed as the present value of expected future income in excess of a normal return on the investment in tangible assets‚ or‚ for the excess of price paid for a business as a whole over the book value‚ or‚ over the computed or agreed value of all tangible net assets purchased. Characteristics of goodwill: The characteristics of goodwill emerge as mentioned below: 1. It is an intangible asset but not a fictitious asset; 2. It cannot have an existence separate from the organization;

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    Impairment of goodwill and CGUs By Graham Holt Studying this technical article and answering the related questions can count towards your verifiable CPD if you are following the unit route to CPD and the content is relevant to your learning and development needs. One hour of learning equates to one unit of CPD. We’d suggest that you use this as a guide when allocating yourself CPD units. The basic principle of impairment is that an asset may not be carried on the statement of financial position

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    Balance Sheet and Goodwill

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    Goodwill is an intangible asset‚ probably the most intangible of all intangible assets‚ hard to measure and even more difficult to account for. Goodwill today constitutes a much larger part of acquisition prices than it did previously‚ resulting in a much greater impact on financial statements. During the twentieth century the concept of goodwill has changed significantly. In the earlier days goodwill was thought of as the good and valuable relationships of a proprietor of a business with his customers

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