Prepare a research paper investigating the reporting requirements corcerning the valuation and impairment of Goodwill under US GAAP. This paper must also discuss the similarities and differences regarding valuation and impairment of goodwill between US GAAP and international reporting standards. The paper must be at a minimum , 7 double- spaced written pages( plus bibliography and the necessary) discussing current US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The paper should (1) be professional appearing(2) be well written with respect to proper grammar and usage (3) have necessary citations and(4)do a through job with the required Merchanics( Grammar, sentences, structure, spelling,punctuation,citation of secondary sources), Technique( organization and development, support for ideas, clarity,conciseness, conclusion or executive summary, Composing the message( selecting the proper form of communication for audience and purpose, collecting info from appropriate sources, Impact( proofreading, appearance and layout of the document)
Primarily you should look up the specific standards from the original text( precodification standards and existing GAAP/IFRS( with Full Citation in paper) rather than only citing a secondary source that discuss GAAP or iGAAP( although these secondary sources should be used in discussions of the accounting standards through the paper)