When advising business owners, one of the trickiest topics to explain is goodwill and intangible assets. Clients often ask: If these values don’t show up on my balance sheet, do they even exist?

Although not always easy to quantify, intangible assets are one of the primary sources of strong competitive advantages for businesses and a key source of economic moats. Patents are a legal barrier ...

Intangible assets, such as copyrights, patents, trademarks and goodwill, don't have physical substance but still contribute value to a company. Accountants record intangible assets according to their ...

A manufacturer’s intangible assets are vastly more valuable than its tangible assets; therefore, these invisible assets can be successfully leveraged for growth, while minimizing risk. At the upcoming ...

Intangible assets are becoming increasingly important to the growth, profitability, and value of companies. Beyond allowances for goodwill, some branding and IP, intangible assets are not accurately ...

Intangible assets play a key role in a company’s success, yet their true value often goes unnoticed due to the traditional focus on fixed assets in business valuation models and reporting. Peter ...

Intangible assets have become increasingly important in the modern economy, yet many funds still prioritize book value. Traditionally, businesses have been valued based on their book value, which is ...

To provide guidance for the accounting treatment of purchased and internally-generated intangible assets in compliance with gasb.No51 and University of Texas (UT ...

Accounting divides your company assets into two classes: current and long-term. Current assets include cash and anything you use up or convert to cash over the next 12 months. Typical examples are ...