In 2018, Company A decided to purchase Company B for 400,000. The assets and liabilities of Company
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In 2018, Company A decided to purchase Company B for 400,000. The assets and liabilities of Company B were as follows (in euros):
Book value | Fair value | |
PEE | 100,000 | 300,000 |
identifiable intangibles | 5,000 | 4,000 |
Inventories | 1,000 | 4,000 |
Note payable | (20,000) | (20,000) |
In 2020, market conditions indicated that Goodwill was impaired to 50,000.
In 2022, the market recovery improves the fair value of Goodwill to 400,000.
1. What is the value of Goodwill, if any?
2. Prepare the entries for 2018, 2020 and 2022.
3. In accounting, if we replace Goodwill with another indefinite-lived intangible, would the entries for 2020 and 2022 be different? If yes, show the appropriate entries.
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