Question

Assume Aircastle reported $20 million in goodwill on its acquisition of Broadvision. Assume the fair value of the earnout in agreement 1. declines by $0.5 million during the first year following the acquisition. Prepare the journal entry made by Aircastle to record the value change, assuming

Answer 1

Journal Entry

Dr. Contingent Consideration Liability $500,000

Cr. Goodwill $500,000

Step-by-step explanation:

It is assumed that the decline in the fair value is the correction of the acquisition entry. It means due to this event the consideration liability and goodwill are overstated we need to rectify the balances.

Hence,

The contingent consideration liability will be debited to reduce the liability and goodwill will also be decreased by crediting the goodwill account.