Goodwill is a long-term asset categorized as an intangible asset. Goodwill arises when a company acquires another entire business. The amount of goodwill is the cost to purchase the business minus the fair market value of the tangible assets, the intangible assets that can be identified, and the liabilities obtained in the purchase.
Related Terms. Person who binds himself or herself, or the entity he or she is authorized to represent, by his or her signature to the terms of an agreement. By becoming a signatory on the loan, he was responsible to pay the bank $500 every month by the 31st or he would be taken to court over his failure to pay.
exists and is an alternate of . Making the world better, one answer at a time. A guarantor is someone who agrees to sign an agreement (most typically a rental agreement) and basically guarantees that if for some reason the tenant cannot pay, the guarantor will make the payments.