Plush Corporation purchased 100 percent of Common Corporations common stock on January 1,20X3, and paid $450,000. The fair value of Commons identifiable net assets at that date was$430,000. By the end of 20X5, the fair value of Common, which Plush considers to be a reporting unit, had increased to $485,000; however, Plushs external auditor made a passing comment to the companys chief accountant that Plush might need to recognize impairment of goodwill on one or more of its investments

Prepare a memo to Plushs chief accountant indicating the tests used in determining whether goodwill has been impaired. Include in your discussion one or more possible conditions under whichPlush might be required to recognize impairment of goodwill on its investment in Common Corporation.In preparing your memo, review the current accounting literature, including authoritative pronouncements of the FASB and other appropriate bodies. Support your discussion with citations and quotations from the applicable literature