Foundations of Financial Management
Foundations of Financial Management
16th Edition
ISBN: 9781259277160
Author: Stanley B. Block, Geoffrey A. Hirt, Bartley Danielsen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 8DQ
Summary Introduction

To explain: The treatment of goodwill in the books of accounts during a merger.

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Goodwill:

In terms of accounting, goodwill may be defined as an intangible asset that arises on the account of the purchase of one company by another. It is recorded when the purchase price is higher than the sum of all the fair market values of the assets and liabilities.

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