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My auditor requests us to provide the value in use of the acquired company for the goodwill impairment test. May I know what value in use is and how to calculate it?

My auditor requests us to provide the value in use of the acquired company for the goodwill impairment test. May I know what value in use is and how to calculate it?

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Thaddus Yang
 

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Value in use is the present value of the future cash flows expected to be derived from an asset or a cash-generating unit. The five-year forecasted cash flows have to be based on reasonable and supportable assumptions that reflect the company’s best estimate of the asset or the cash-generating unit’s future economic benefit. The value of the value in use is derived by discounting the forecasted cash flows with a discount rate. Moreover, Value in use is usually calculated using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method

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