You might not have heard about it, but most companies write down the value on acquisitions to some degree.<p>IANAL, but legally you can be forced to realize tome deprecation on goodwill payments...<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Goodwill_%28accounting%29" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Goodwill_%28accounting%29</a>