use the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) database to determine the precise reference that represents the authoritative guidance in US GAAP. To illustrate, the support for principles to determine if a transfer of receivables should be accounted for as a sales or as a secured borrowing would be found in ASC section 860-10-40-3.

Your Company just acquired a competitor, and Goodwill is recorded. Your colleague comes to you because he is not sure if the Goodwill is subsequently amortized. In order to help your colleague, identify the authoritative guidance that indicates whether Goodwill should be amortized or not.

What is the ASC Code?