How valuable are a company’s IT systems, employee skills, culture? For many, they are worth far more than the physical and financial assets that can be tallied on a balance sheet. Measuring the value ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Abramovitz, M. (1956). Resource and output trends in the United States since 1870.

“Intangible assets” is a phrase that may seem boring, but these are the features that can drive or kill the value of your business. They can mean the difference between getting what you think your ...

This Q&A with Baruch Levis an extension of the "Movers & Shakers" article from the July 2001 edition of Knowledge Management magazine. Q: Do people tend to listen to you about measuring intangible ...

The Private Company Council, the standard-setter for privately held companies, voted Tuesday to finalize an alternative that would exempt private companies from separately recognizing and measuring ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Although there is no doubt that brands, IP and intangible assets are valuable, ...

As businesses shift toward knowledge-based industries and digital innovation, intangible assets are becoming increasingly important in financial reporting, mergers and acquisitions, and overall ...

Intangible assets are a big part of contemporary business, and many executives think innovation and related intangible assets now represent the principal basis for growth. CPA/ABVs and CFOs need to be ...

IMGCAP(1)]Auditors face numerous challenges when it comes to helping clients understand financial reporting issues related to accounting for intangible assets acquired in a business combination.

These two metrics can tell you a lot. Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) carries $6.6 billion of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can ...

Accountants recognize three types of assets: tangible, intangible and financial. Intangible assets are ones that you can't touch, including copyrights, patents, mailing lists, trademarks, names, ...

WITH ALL THE SCRUTINY that public companies get these days, you would think there’s little that isn’t known about them. But that kind of knowledge may only scratch the surface of what composes ...