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 ...