Negative goodwill recognitionForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FR Exams › Negative goodwill recognitionThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by MikeLittle.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts December 4, 2017 at 8:29 pm #420378 iyamuParticipantTopics: 286Replies: 171☆☆☆Sir I taught you always credit negative goodwill to the Consolidated RE but September 2016 F7 question 13 give a different recognitionIt is credited to profit or loss . Which is right ? December 5, 2017 at 12:26 am #420471 MikeLittleKeymasterTopics: 27Replies: 23350☆☆☆☆☆How do you think that the figure for retained earnings is arrived at?It’s the accumulation of all the successive years of accumulated profits from the bottom of the statements of profit or lossSo when I say “it’s credited to retained earnings, really the only way it can get into retained earnings is via the profit or loss accountOK?AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)The topic ‘Negative goodwill recognition’ is closed to new replies.