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negative goodwill

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FR Exams › negative goodwill

  • This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 14 years ago by MikeLittle.
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  • December 6, 2010 at 12:54 am #46663
    honang
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    Hi Mr Mike,

    Can u tell me how to do d adjustment for negative goodwill in conso question ?and can u give me a simple example ?Thanks for help

    December 6, 2010 at 1:44 pm #72668
    MikeLittle
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    That’s an easy one! Debit cost of acquisition account, credit Income Statement

    Hope that helps

    ( Most unlikely that negative goodwill will come up )

    December 10, 2010 at 7:21 pm #72669
    wendytan
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    Dear Mr Mike,

    sorry that i get confuse on your answer, how come negative goodwill will be credit into income statement? its become revenue, negative doesn’t mean loss incurred of the acquisition?

    Again, is the negative goodwill cant be carried forward and must be recognised into income statement immediately?

    thanks for your further guidance.

    December 25, 2010 at 2:34 pm #72670
    MikeLittle
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    No, negative goodwill arises because we have paid less than our share of the fair value of the assets acquired – hence, we’ve made a “profit” on acquisition

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