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Concept Introduction:
Good will:
Good will is an intangible asset which is either created or purchased.
Requirement-1:
The amount and percentage of Yahoo's Good will as Total assets for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016 and identify if goodwill is its major assets.
Concept Introduction:
Good will:
Good will is an intangible asset which is either created or purchased. Goodwill can be explained as the name, fame or market impression of the title. Accounting treatment for purchased and self generated good will is different. Goodwill can be recorded with a value, so a purchased good will can be recorded with its value, but the value of self generated good will is unascertainable, hence the self generated good will is not recorded in the books.
Requirement-2:
The Change in the Yahoo's Good will from Dec. 31, 2015 to Dec. 31, 2016
Concept Introduction:
Intangible assets are not physical assets which can be
Requirement-3:
The three categories of Yahoo's Intangible assets and the Intangible assets as % of its total assets as on Dec. 31, 2016
Concept Introduction:
Intangible assets are not physical assets which can be depreciated over its life. Hence to amortize the cost of the intangible asset, amortization expense is recorded in the books. The nature of the Amortization is same as of the depreciation. An intangible asset is amortized using the straight line method over its life.
Requirement-4:
To Identify:
The Life of Tradenames, trademarks, and domain names reported by Yahoo
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