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Cambridge A-Level·Accounting·Cambridge AS & A Level Accounting

Business Purchase & Goodwill

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Purchase of a sole trader by a company, calculating goodwill as purchase consideration less net assets, the purchase consideration, and recording the acquisition.

Purchasing a business

A company may buy an existing business (for example a sole trader). The buyer pays a purchase consideration — cash, shares, debentures, or a mix — in exchange for the net assets taken over.

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