All businesses are comprised of a variety of assets, both tangible and intangible. One intangible asset is goodwill. Goodwill is a term used in a general sense to represent intangible assets of a ...

While you can establish the value of many goods by offering them for sale, the contingent valuation method represents another method of establishing value. This method is especially useful for ...

The value of a business goes far beyond a collection of assets, inventories or a list of services. A whole series of intangible assets are usually a big part of it, including its brand name, its ...

Divorce is a complex process and for dental practice owners, it can become even more challenging when it comes to the division of assets, particularly the valuation of the practice. One of the key ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lien De Pau, founder of The Big Exit. Sell your biz for max value. For small business owners, profit matters a lot. It's more than ...

There is a lot of discussion these days about accounting for goodwill, especially with respect to accounting issues subsequent to its acquisition. This debate is driven by managerial criticisms of ...

U.S. corporations may lower the value of acquired businesses by as much as $200 billion this year after AOL Time Warner Inc., AT&T; Corp. and other companies wrote down about $750 billion of goodwill ...