The Dominant Approach to Accounting for Goodwill in the United

question 60

Multiple Choice

The dominant approach to accounting for goodwill in the United States is the

• A) immediate write-off to reserves.
• B) immediate write-off to income.
• C) set up as an asset subject to amortization.
• D) set up as an asset not subject to amortization.

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