Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• PURCHASE ACCOUNTING
  
  Method of accounting for a merger that treats the acquirer as having purchased the assets and assumed the liabilities of the acquiree, which are then written up or down to their respective fair market values. The difference between the purchase price and the net assets acquired is attributed to goodwill.
  
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