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 ...

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 ...

It's not uncommon to find goodwill listed on a corporate balance sheet. Unlike cash or inventory, goodwill isn't easily liquidated and it's not something you can see. Goodwill represents the excess ...

Imagine yourself as the CEO of a tech company that has pinned its hopes on the development of a new software system that will revolutionize, say, the way retail stores forecast product demand. Your ...

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.” In today’s world of seemingly constant crisis, Warren Buffett’s words ring ...