NEW FASB STANDARDS prohibit the pooling-of-interests method of accounting for business combinations and require a purchase accounting method that does not allow goodwill amortization. The standards ...

Goodwill is an intangible asset that is listed on your business balance sheet. Although intangible assets have no physical form, their presence increases the selling price of your business. Company ...

Goodwill and patents are intangibles that may be assigned a value for accounting purposes. Goodwill is used in relation to company acquisitions, to express the difference between the book value of a ...

Mergers between two companies imply that a stronger company is taking over a weaker one. This further implies that efficiency will be increased, since the well-run firm is taking over the assets of a ...

Divorce is a complex process and for dental practice owners, it can become even more challenging when it comes to the division of assets, particularly the valuation of the practice. One of the key ...