The Table Below Shows the Differences in Accounting Treatments for Goodwill

question 8

Essay

The table below shows the differences in accounting treatments for goodwill in three selected countries. $\begin{array} {|c|} \hline\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Accounting for goodwill in selected countries }\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\end{array}$
$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \begin{array} { c } \text { Option to expense } \\\text { immediately }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Option to charge to } \\\text { equity }\end{array} & \text { Tax deductible } \\\hline \text { United States } & \text { No } & \text { No } & \text { No* } \\\hline \text { Canada } & \text { No } & \text { No } & \text { Yes } \\\hline \text { Great Britain } & \text { No } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } \\\hline\end{array}$
*Goodwill is tax deductible in the United States under limited circumstances, for the purposes of this question, assume it is not.
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