20Aug2015

Goodwill Accounting for Private Companies

Last winter, private companies received a beneficial accounting update as a recommendation from the Private Company Council (PCC). On December 23, 2014, with thanks to the PCC, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014 -18. The new update gives private companies an alternative for recognizing intangible assets such as trademarks,