Asset impairment represents a drop in current and future income for long-lived assets held by a business. When impairment occurs, business accounts report the diminished current and expected cash ...

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Discover how amortization and impairment affect intangible assets such as patents and goodwill, and understand their impact on a company's balance sheet.

It has been more than two years since Ontario changed the definition of catastrophic impairment, but Canada’s largest auto insurer is still dealing with claims that arose under the old cat definition.

A new definition of catastrophic impairment, for vehicle accident injuries, takes effect next year, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario suggested in a recent bulletin. The new definition of ...

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