Intangible Assets Vs. Goodwill
While goodwill is technically an intangible asset, it is usually listed as a separate item on a company's balance sheet. As a distinct type of intangible asset, goodwill would come in for example in an acquisition, where it represents the amount of money a company has paid or would pay over the fair value of the net assets to acquire another company.
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