Lessee Accounting Flashcards
New lease standard
IFRS 16
Defined as a contract or part of contract that conveys the right to use the underlying asset for a period of time in exchange of consideration
Lease
When to say there’s a right to control the use of an asset?
- Obtain substantially all the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset or by having an exclusive use of the asset.
- Direct use of the identified asset
2 classification of lease
- Finance lease
- Operating lease
General rule of leases
All leases shall be accounted for by the lessee as a finance lease under the new lease standard
Exeption to the general rule:
Lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election to apply the operating lease accounting under two optional exemption:
1. Short-term lease
2. Low value lease
How does the lessee recognize the lease payments in operating lease model ?
As expense either straight line basis over the LEASE TERM or another systematic basis of this is more representative of the pattern of the lessee’s benefit.
Under the operating lease model, the periodic rental is recognized as ____.
Rent expense
Short-term lease
A lease that has a term of 12 months or less at the commencement date of the lease
True or false:
A lease that contains a purchase option is a short-term lease
False
-Not a short-term lease
True or false
The election for short-term lease shall be made by class of underlying asset.
True
A lease that asses the value of an underlying asset based on the value of the asset when it is new regardless of the age of the asset being released
Low value lease
True or false
The new lease standard provides quantitative threshold for low value asset.
False
- does not provide quantitative threshold
True or false
Low value asset is a matter of professional judgment.
True
What are the typical examples of low-value underlying assets?
Personal computer, office furniture and equipment
Finance lease
A lease that transfer substantially all the risk and rewards incidental to ownership of an underlying asset.
Initial measurement of right to use asset
@cost
It comprises of the ff:
a. Present value of lease payments
b. Lease payments (Lease bonus less lease incentives)
c. Intial direct cost
d. Estimate cost of dismantling, removing and restoring
Lease incentives
Payments by lessor to the lessee associated with the lease. (reimbursement)