Advanced Accounting (Canada) · Deferred Taxes in Business Combinations

The combination makes the acquirer newly confident it can use its OWN previously unrecognized tax losses against the acquiree's future profits. Does that benefit adjust goodwill, and when is it recognized?

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At acquisition you fair-value the acquiree's identifiable assets, but you do not adjust their tax bases. What does this mismatch force you to recognize, and why can't you just carry over the acquiree's old deferred taxes?

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