title: Goodwill--fact or fiction.
abstract: The validity of goodwill payments when partners enter or leave practice is doubtful. The present situation in veterinary private practice in the Republic is described and compared with other professions. This profession is urged to review its attitude.
mesh_terms: D010317:Partnership Practice; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics*; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000191:economics*