Goodwill Impairment On January 1, 20Y3, The Simmons Group, Inc., purchased the assets of NWS Insurance Co. for $39,457,500, a price reflecting an $5,918,625 goodwill premium. On December 31, 20Y9, The Simmons Group determined that the goodwill from the NWS acquisition was impaired and had a value of only $2,219,484. a.  Determine the book value of the goodwill on December 31, 20Y9, prior to making the impairment adjustment. $fill in the blank 1 b.  Illustrate the effects on the accounts and financial statements of the December 31, 20Y9, adjustment for the goodwill impairment. For decreases in accounts or outflows of cash, enter your answers as negative numbers. If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank.     Balance Sheet     Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity   Goodwill  + No effect  = No effect  + Retained Earnings  20Y9 Dec. 31. fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7   fill in the blank 8   fill in the blank 9   Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement     No effect  fill in the blank 11     fill in the blank 13

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Goodwill Impairment

On January 1, 20Y3, The Simmons Group, Inc., purchased the assets of NWS Insurance Co. for $39,457,500, a price reflecting an $5,918,625 goodwill premium. On December 31, 20Y9, The Simmons Group determined that the goodwill from the NWS acquisition was impaired and had a value of only $2,219,484.

a.  Determine the book value of the goodwill on December 31, 20Y9, prior to making the impairment adjustment.
$fill in the blank 1

b.  Illustrate the effects on the accounts and financial statements of the December 31, 20Y9, adjustment for the goodwill impairment.

For decreases in accounts or outflows of cash, enter your answers as negative numbers. If no account or activity is affected, select "No effect" from the dropdown and leave the corresponding number entry box blank.

    Balance Sheet  
  Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders' Equity  
Goodwill  + No effect  = No effect  + Retained Earnings 
20Y9 Dec. 31. fill in the blank 6   fill in the blank 7   fill in the blank 8   fill in the blank 9
  Statement of Cash Flows   Income Statement  
  No effect  fill in the blank 11     fill in the blank 13  
 
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