Leases: International Accounting Standards (IAS 17)
Leases: International Accounting Standards (IAS 17)
Leases: International Accounting Standards (IAS 17)
Lease
is an agreement whereby the lessor conveys to the lessee in return for a payment or series of payments the right to use an asset for an agreed period of time.
Types of Leases
An operating lease takes the transaction at face value, with the lessee simply recording rentals paid as an expense while the lessor records the rentals as lease income and continues to show the asset on its balance sheet. A finance lease, on the other hand, recognizes that the substance of the transaction is equivalent to an outright sale. In other words, the lessee shows the leased property as an asset in its balance sheet, and the obligation to pay rentals as a payable; the lessor removes the property from its balance sheet and replaces it with a lease receivable, net of unearned interest.
On 23 July, Contrado Limited contracted with Al-Taweel Est. for the use of a truck. Contrados business also started on the same date, with a cash contribution for capital of 100,000. Contrado recognized 100,000 of revenue from operations during Year 1 and incurred no expenditures other than those related to this. All of Contrados revenues and expenses are currently made in cash. Inception date: 23 July 2004 Term: 36 months Monthly payment amount: 6,062.50, made on the last day of each month Unguaranteed residual: 25,000 Equipment fair value: 200,000 (cost to Al-Taweel Est.) Purchase option: Fair value at lease termination Assets economic life: 40 months Contrados incremental borrowing rate: 10 percent Contrados rate implicit in the lease: 1% per month (known to Contrado) Contrados initial direct costs of the lease: 6,000 Depreciation policy for trucks: Straight-
a. In one situation, a lessor transferred ownership of an asset in this case, a bulldozerto the lessee before the end of the lease term b. At inception of the lease, the present value of the minimum lease payments was much lower than the fair value of the leased asset. c. In another case, the assets leased by an entity were of such a specialized nature that only the lessee could use them without making a major modification d. Oneentity signed a contract stipulating that if the lessee canceled the lease, then the lessors losses related to the cancellation were to be borne by the lessee e. In the final case, the term of a certain lease
According to IAS 17, which of the following is NOT normally an indicator of an finance lease?
a. The lease transfers ownership of the property to the lessee by the end of the lease term b. The conveyance of the right to use an asset for an agreed-upon period of time in return for a payment or series of payments. c. The lease term is for the major part of the assets economic life, even if the title is not transferred d. The leased assets are of such a specialized nature that only the lessee can use them without making a major modification e. Gains or losses from fluctuations in
Operating Lease
Lessee: Advance rental payments Handling incentives Recording lease payments Lessor: Asset classification Initial direct costs Depreciation policy Income recognition Other costs
requires:
amount recorded is equal to the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments.
*if thereis noreasonable certainty that the lessee will obtain ownership by the end of the lease term, the asset should be fully depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or its useful life.