PCC Proposes Goodwill Amortization to FASB

FASB

In an article titled, “PCC to Ask FASB to Endorse First Private Company GAAP Exceptions”, under the subhead, “Business combinations”, the Journal of Accountancy reveals that the Private Company Council (PCC) approved a proposal to FASB that would allow a private company to elect to amortize goodwill acquired in a business combination on a straight line basis over 10 years or less. The proposal is conditional on the fact that an entity can prove that another useful life is more fitting based on demonstrable facts. The proposal also contains simplification of the impairment test for goodwill.