Part 1 CTS Canada provides telephone service to most of Canada. Assume that CTS Canada purchased another

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Part 1 CTS Canada provides telephone service to most of Canada. Assume that CTS Canada purchased another company that had the following totals on its financial statements:
Book value of assets .................................................... $1,536,000
Market value of assets ................................................... 1,800,000
Liabilities ......................................................................... 540,000
Required
1. Make the general journal entry to record CTS Canada's purchase of the other company for $1,620,000 cash on April 3.
2. How should CTS Canada account for goodwill at year end and in the future? Explain in detail.
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Goodwill
Goodwill is an important concept and terminology in accounting which means good reputation. The word goodwill is used at various places in accounting but it is recognized only at the time of a business combination. There are generally two types of...
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Horngrens Accounting

ISBN: 978-0133855371

10th Canadian edition Volume 1

Authors: Tracie L. Miller Nobles, Brenda L. Mattison, Ella Mae Matsumura, Carol A. Meissner, Jo Ann L. Johnston, Peter R. Norwood

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