Goodwill does recognize the future economic benefit of a company’s
acquisition in the assets and liability section in the balance sheet (see
IASB 2004a, IFRS3, para. 52). During this transaction, there is an
investment opportunity realization that is not captured by the accounting
system. The acquiring company often chooses to use a monopolistic
approach by taking advantage of the market imperfections with the ability
to generate more profits and overcome market entrance barriers. As
prescribed by the Basis for Conclusions to IAS 36: