Valuation of Goodwill

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VALUATION OF GOODWILL

Average Profit Method Step 1 – Find the adjusted profit or loss for each year in the following manner: Adjusted Profit = NP during the year + Untreated Income + Abnormal loss or expense – Untreated Expense – Abnormal gain or income Step 2 – Find total profit of all the given years Step 3 – Find average profit as below: Average Profit =

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑁𝑜. 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠

Step 4 – Find Goodwill using the formula given below – Goodwill = Average Profit x No. of purchase years

Questions 1. Goodwill is to be valued at three years' purchase of four years' average profit. Profits for last four years ending on 31st March of the firm were: 2008 – Rs.21,000; 2009 − Rs.28,000; 2010 − Rs.26,000; 2011− Rs.24,000. Calculate amount of Goodwill. Sol. Total Profit = 99000 Average Profit = 99000/4 = 24,750 Goodwill = 24750 x 3 = Rs.74,250 2. Goodwill of the firm was to be valued on the basis of three years' purchase of last five years' average profit. Profits for the last five years ended 31st March, were: Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Profit (Rs) 25,000 10,000 87,500 (2,500) 25,000 In the year 2007, there was a loss due to fire of Rs.22,000 In the year 2010, the interest received of Rs.6000 was not included. In the year 2008, an insurance premium of Rs.3000 was not accounted for. In the year 2011, there was an abnormal profit of Rs.8000.


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