Introduction
How impaired assets impact the balance sheet
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1. Accounting for the Acquisition of Tangible and Intangible Assets
Recording the purchase of a sports franchise
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A basic purchase
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A basket purchase
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Acquiring an entire business
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2. Depreciation, Amortization, and Depletion
The old Blockbuster Video case
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Straight-line depreciation and book value
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Accelerated depreciation and income taxes
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Difference between depreciation and amortization
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3. Impairment of Tangible Assets
Rio Tinto buys a coal mine in Mozambique
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The strange tangible asset impairment test in US GAAP
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Practice with tangible asset impairment computations
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A big bath: Strategic reporting of impairment losses
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4. Impairment of Intangible Assets
Why did Microsoft buy Nokia?
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Intangible asset impairment test for finite-lived intangibles
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Intuitive impairment test for infinite-lived intangibles
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5. Impairment of Goodwill
The ill-fated AOL-Time Warner merger
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The new goodwill impairment rule
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The old and costly goodwill impairment rule
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Case study in goodwill impairment: HP and Autonomy
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6. Writing Assets Up?
Does Coca-Cola have more cash or more fixed assets?
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The upward revaluation option under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
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Conclusion
What will we report in the future, cost or fair value?
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