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Qualitative Goodwill Impairment Assessment
— A Roadmap to Applying the Guidance in ASU 2011-08 (May 2012)
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This publication addresses considerations related to
adopting and performing a qualitative assessment of goodwill
impairment in accordance with FASB ASU 2011-08, “Testing Goodwill
for Impairment.” Key topics discussed include:
- Establishing and documenting the facts that are relevant to reporting units and goodwill balances.
- Updating processes and related internal controls in response to the guidance in ASU 2011-08.
- Identifying reporting units that bypass step 0 and proceed to step 1 of the traditional two-step impairment analysis.
- Evaluating events and circumstances to support an assertion that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.
- Documenting the conclusions reached in the qualitative assessment.
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