Intangible assets are increasingly critical to corporate value, yet current accounting standards make it difficult to capture them in financial statements. This information gap can affect valuations ...

After reviewing a staff analysis of comment letters on its exposure draft on intangibles, FASB decided Wednesday to move forward with several of the concepts in the document and prepare the standard ...

Businesses consist of tangibles like land, buildings, machinery and staff that have a physical presence. They also include intangibles that have value but don't have a physical presence you can see or ...

Intangible assets can be described as those that are not physically present or do not have a physical form. This means they cannot be touched or possessed; however, they still contribute to the ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Goodwill is a kind of intangible asset; it ...