Goodwill: Nature & Valuation

Goodwill

Goodwill is refers to brand image of a company and monetary valuation of income that it can generate due to its brand value in the market.

Goodwill is of two types:

Self Generated Goodwill — It is brand image of a business organisation generated over a period of time of its business in the market. It is not accounted or written in Balance Sheet.

Purchased Goodwill — It is excess of price paid for a business as a whole over the Book Value or Agreed Value of all tangible net assets purchased.

Methods of valuation of goodwill

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