Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Accounting for non-current assets

Accounting for non-current assets — practice question

Omar wants to become a trader. He chooses to purchase an existing business in a favourable location. The price he pays for the business is greater than its net asset value. In the records of the new business, how is the additional amount paid shown?

  • Acapital debited, goodwill credited
  • Bgoodwill debited, bank credited
  • Cgoodwill debited, capital credited
  • Dpremises debited, goodwill credited

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