Treatment of Goodwill on acquisition

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06 March 2008 Whats should be the treatment of Goodwill arising at the time of acquisition of a company, as per Indian Accounting Standard as well as per International Acounting Standards. For how many years goodwill should be amortised?

06 March 2008 As per AS 14, Goodwill arising on amalgamation represents a payment made in anticipation of future income and it is appropriate to treat it as an asset to be amortised to income on a systematic basis over its useful life. Due to the nature of goodwill, it is frequently difficult to estimate its useful life with reasonable certainty. Such estimation is, therefore, made on a prudent basis. Accordingly, it is considered appropriate to amortise goodwill over a period not exceeding five years unless a somewhat longer period can be justified.


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