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Intangilble assets: goodwill

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA SBR Exams › Intangilble assets: goodwill

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  • November 20, 2020 at 9:15 am #595732
    amysnowy
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    Dear tutor

    I have seen the sentense below:
    The following items must be charged to expense when incurred:
    ? internally generated goodwill
    ? start-up, pre-opening, and pre-operating costs
    ? training cost
    ? advertising and promotional cost, including mail order catalogues
    ? relocation costs

    I don’t understand why goodwill can be treat as expense, what is the double entry for it? My understanding is for the group consolidated FS, there is a recognition for goodwill when aquisition happened. for sub, there is none. correct me if I am wrong. but what the above description about? I assume it’s for the group consolidated FS, but how internally generated goodwill becomes an expense?

    Many thanks

    November 20, 2020 at 1:14 pm #595766
    Stephen Widberg
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    You are right – internal goodwill is never recognised or expensed or anything – so I would cross that bit of the sentence out.

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