hard · Financial Accounting assets

On December 31, 2024, a company's goodwill impairment test shows that the reporting unit's fair value is $1,200,000 while its carrying value is $1,500,000. The reporting unit includes goodwill of $200,000.

How much of the carrying value must be written off in total for this reporting unit?

  1. $300,000 must be written off as a single goodwill impairment charge.
  2. $200,000 only, as the sole impairment regardless of any other asset values.
  3. $200,000 as goodwill impairment and potentially more for other assets.
  4. $150,000, representing the pro-rata share of goodwill allocated to the unit.

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