How is goodwill created?
When a company purchases a company, the buyer acquires the fair market value of the net identifiable assets. Goodwill is considered the excess over fair market value of the purchased assets.
For example, if a Vesla (electric car company) pays $5 million for a company with fair market value of net identifiable assets of $4 million, then goodwill would be $1 million.
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