FAR-Leases Flashcards
How are lease liabilities recognized and amortized?
Lease liabilities are recognized at PV, then ammortized using effective interest method
At what rate or discount does the lessor record its receivable?
The lessor records the receivable at dollar value.
With a direct financing lease, what is equal to the present value of the lease payments?
The FMV of the equipment that is leased.
What is the cost basis of an asset acquired by a lease which is accounted for as a capital lease?
The present value of the minimum lease payments under the lease (exclusive of executory costs and any profit thereon) discounted at an appropriate rate.
With a sale leaseback, how are revenues treated when the PV of rental payments is less than 10% of the asset’s FMV?
All revenues, gains and losses are recognized immeidately
What are the three types of period costs that a lessee experiences with capital leases?
Interest expense, amortization expense, executory costs
What is a sale-leaseback?
Typical of this type of lease is an arrangement whereby one party sells the property to a second party, and then the first party leases the property back. Thus, the seller becomes a seller-lessee and the purchaser a purchaser-lessor.
In a Sales-Leaseback transaction, how should the seller-lessee recognize profit from the original sale?
The FASB rule is that if the initial sale produces a profit, it should be deferred and amortized in proportion to the amortization of the leased asset if it is a capital lease or in proportion to the rental payments if it is an operating lease.
*There are exceptions to this rule if the sale-leaseback gives returns only minor rights, or of the profit is larger than the PV of the minimum lease payments.
In a sales-leaseback, how does the seller-lessee recognize profit when the lease only gives it minor rights?
The sale and leaseback are separate transactions, and any profit on the sale is recognized immediately.
With a sales-leaseback, how is the seller-lessee gain when the PV of rental payments are > or = to 90%? Or if the 75% test is met?
Leaseback is a capital lease. All gain is deferred and offset again depreciation expense.
With a sales-leaseback, how is the seller-lessee gain when the PV of rental payments are >10% but less than 90%?
1) Defer gains up to PV of leaseback payments, and recognize rest immediately (If there is a gain of 100, and payments will be 80, recognize a gain of 20 and defer the gain of 80)
2) Determine if lease is capital or operating based on rules of TT, BPO, 75 or 90. (Must meet at least one)
* If Capital, offset against depreciation expense
* If Operating, offset against rent expense
With a sales-leaseback, how is the seller-lessee gain when the PV of rental payments are less than 10%?
The lease and sale are two different transactions. Recognize all gains and losses immediately.
With a capital leaseback, how is loss handled when the BV>Sales price, but FV>BV?
The real loss (FMV-BV is recognized immediately). The artificial loss (Total Loss - Real Loss that is recognized immediately) is deferred and amortized as an addition to rent expense)
*Wiley Page 507; Roger 12.06
When is a sales-leaseback recognized as a operating lease when the PV of rental payments equal 90% or more of the FV of the asset sold?
When it takes place during the last 25% of the assets economic life.
In addition to TT, BPO, 75, or 90, what are the other two criteria that must be met for the lessor to recognize a lease as a capital lease?
1) The collectibility of minimum lease payments is predictable
2) There are no important uncertainties concerning costs yet to be incurred by the lessor
In a lease, how are security deposits recorded and treated?
Recorded as unearned revenue and are not considered earning until the end of the lease-term.
How are initial direct costs by the lessor recorded and treated under Operating, Sales-Type, and Direct Financing Leases?
Operating: Recorded as asset and amortized
Sales-Type: Immediately expensed
Direct Financing: Recorded as asset and amortized, reducing interest revenue
How are lease bonus fees paid by the lessee recorded and treated?
Are recorded as an pre-paid rent on the balance sheet are amortized straight line over the lease term as an rental expense.