Jan 30, 2020
Accounting for goodwill: still crazy after all these years
Goodwill has been always been a plaything – and an object of intrigue – in accounting and taxation After more than fifty years, it remains one of the most interesting, fascinating and frustrating...
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Growing importance of intangible assets fosters the rise of private equity
In all developed countries – and in particular in US and UK – the number of listed companies is declining since many years At the same time, the number of private equity (PE) backed companies is...
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Siemens unveils value of its corporate trademark
In January 2019, Siemens AG has transferred the ownership in its trademarks to a recently established IP holding subsidiary, Siemens Trademark GmbH & Co KG By doing so, Siemens had to report the value of...
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Indian trademark rights in Thomas Cook sold
Thomas Cook (India) Ltd (TCIL), an Indian company owned by Canadian Fairfax Financial Holdings and fully independent from British Thomas Cook Group, operated under a trademark license agreement since 2012 to...
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PwC's brand study 2019 released (Markenstudie)
PwC Germany has recently released Markenstudie 2019, in collaboration with Hamburg University The study discusses the importance of brands and brand valuation in the digital age A total of 219 executives from...
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MARKABLES referenced in FASB comment letter
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) invited to comment on alternatives to the subsequent accounting for goodwill, including reconsideration of the goodwill impairment model MARKABLES was named...
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Caveat: Unbundling royalty rates from bundled license agreements
Recently, IPSCIO/Royalty Source released a contribution on how to isolate trademark royalty rates from bundled license agreements Accordingly, the availability of market-based trademark royalty rates is said...
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MARKABLES referenced in WIRC-ICAI seminar
On September 19, the WIRC (Western India Regional Council) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in India held a seminar on the valuation of securities and financial assets In her presentation on the...
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MARKABLES referenced in American Journal of Family Law
Robert Reilly of Willamette and Casey Karlsen of Berry Dunn recently published “Intellectual Property Valuations for Family Law Purposes” in the Summer 2019 issue of the American Journal of Family...
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MARKABLES comments on subsequent accounting for goodwill and some intangible assets
In July 2019, the FASB issued an Invitation to Comment (ITC) on how the subsequent accounting for goodwill and certain intangibles could be simplified, while still providing decision-useful information to...
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