Goodwill

I have at least 5 different formulas for calculating goodwill and get more and more confused with every new formula.

  1. What are the differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP - all I know is GAAP requires full GW on acquisitions - MV - Identifiable net assets. IFRS allows partial.

  2. Is that the same under the equity method?

  3. What is BV of identifiable net assets since all vignettes give you different financial statements?

  4. How do we calculate FMV adjustment - (BV of PPE - FMV of PPE) * (% ownership) … OR … (% ownership) * indetifiable net assets??

Total mess…