1. What is ASC 842? 2. ASC 842 effective dates 3. What is a lease under ASC 842? ASC 842 lease classifications and subtopics 4. Scope of ASC 842 5. ASC 842 lease accounting for lessees Operating lease accounting under ASC 842 and examples Finance lease accounting...
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Rent Expense Explained and an Example of Straight-Line Rent under US GAAP
1. What is rent expense? 2. How has accounting for rent payments changed under ASC 842? 3. How is rent expense measured? Other considerations in rent expense measurement 4. Differences in timing of cash flows in rent payments Prepaid rent Deferred rent Accrued rent 5....
Capital/Finance Lease vs. Operating Lease Explained: Differences, Accounting, & More
1. What is an operating lease? 2. What is a capital lease / finance lease? 3. Capital/finance lease vs. operating lease criteria Transfer of title/ownership to the lessee Exercising a purchase option Lease term Present value Alternative use 4. Finance lease vs....
Deferred Rent under ASC 842 Explained with Examples and Journal Entries
1. What is deferred rent? 2. Deferred rent under ASC 842 3. Deferred rent example under ASC 842 with ROU assets and lease liabilities Deferred rent journal entries under ASC 842 for year 1 Deferred rent under ASC 840 vs. ASC 842 4. Treatment of deferred rent during...
Prepaid Rent and Other Rent Accounting for ASC 842 Explained (Base, Accrued, Contingent, and Deferred)
1. Rent explained 2. Accounting for rent under the new lease accounting standards 3. Base rent Accounting for base rent with journal entries 4. Prepaid rent Is prepaid rent an asset? Accounting for prepaid rent with journal entries 5. Accrued rent Accounting for...
Software Capitalization Rules under US GAAP and GASB
1. Software Capitalization Rules under FASB and GASB 2. Types of software Purchased software Internally-developed software Software as a Service (SaaS) 3. SummarySoftware Capitalization Rules under FASB and GASB The capitalization of software development costs was a...
Fixed Asset Accounting Explained with Examples, Journal Entries, and More
1. What are fixed assets? Fixed asset examples Current assets vs. long term assets Tangible vs. intangible assets Right-of-use assets vs. fixed assets Operating vs. non-operating assets Capitalization policy and materiality Total fixed assets vs. net fixed assets 2....
Right-of-Use Asset (ROU Asset) and Lease Liability for ASC 842, IFRS 16, and GASB 87 Explained with an Example
1. What is a right-of-use asset? 2. What is a lease liability? 3. Right-of-use asset under ASC 842 How to calculate the right-of-use asset under ASC 842 Right-of-use asset accounting example 4. Right-of-use asset under IFRS 16 How to calculate the right-of-use asset...
Tenant Improvement Allowance Accounting under ASC 842 Explained with a Full Example
1. What is a tenant improvement allowance? 2. How tenant improvement allowances were accounted for under ASC 840 3. How to account for tenant improvement allowances under ASC 842 4. Tenant improvement allowances paid at or before commencement of the lease 5. Tenant...
How to Calculate the Present Value (PV) of Future Lease Payments in Excel
1. Present value of lease payments explained PV (Present Value) vs. NPV (Net Present Value) Minimum lease payments and future lease payments 2. How to calculate the present value of a payment stream using Excel in 5 steps Step 1: Create your table with headers Step 2:...
GASB 96 Disclosure Requirements for Governments Explained with an Example
1. Qualitative disclosures Requirements 2. Quantitative disclosures Subscription asset disclosure Outflow of resources Subscription liability disclosure and maturity analysis Future SBITA commitments Impairment loss Exemptions 3. Presentation on financial statements...
Depreciation Expense & the Straight-Line Depreciation Method Explained with a Fixed Asset Example & Journal Entries
1. What is depreciation? Depreciation expense Accumulated depreciation 2. Depreciation methods in accounting Straight-line method of depreciation Declining balance method of depreciation Sum-of-the-years’-digits depreciation method Units of production depreciation...
Operating Lease Accounting under ASC 842 Explained with a Full Example
1. Operating lease treatment under ASC 842 vs. ASC 840: What changed? 2. Operating lease vs. finance lease identification under ASC 842 Transference of title/ownership to the lessee Purchase option Lease term for major part of the remaining economic life of the asset...
Capital Lease Accounting and Finance Lease Accounting under ASC 842 Explained with a Full Example
1. What is a capital/finance lease? Finance lease vs. capital lease 2. Capital lease criteria under ASC 840 3. Finance lease criteria under ASC 842 "Strong-form" vs. "weak-form" finance leases 4. Finance lease accounting example Determining finance lease vs. operating...
Lease Purchase Options and More Intersections of Fixed Assets and Lease Accounting Explained with a Full Example
1. Capitalization of leases and fixed assets ASC 840 – Capital leases and fixed assets on the balance sheet ASC 842 – Operating leases now capitalized Accounting for finance leases vs operating leases 2. Similarities in accounting policies Capitalization thresholds –...
Sale-Leaseback Transactions and Accounting under ASC 842 Explained
1. What is a sale-leaseback transaction? 2. Why enter into a sale-leaseback transaction? What are the benefits of a sale-leaseback transaction? What are the disadvantages of a sale-leaseback transaction? 3. Examples of sale leasebacks 4. Identifying a sale-leaseback...
Lease vs. Buy Analysis and Calculator for Business – How to Determine When to Lease or Buy an Asset
1. Benefits of leasing vs. buying Benefits of leasing Benefits of buying Disadvantage of leasing Disadvantage of buying 2. Lease vs. Buy Analysis: Five Factors to Consider 1. How long will you need the item and how much is it worth? 2. What is feasible for your...
Asset Capitalization Explained with a Lease Example
1. What is capitalization in accounting? How assets are capitalized 2. Capitalized right-of-use asset example 1: Capital/Finance lease Classification test 3. Capitalized right-of-use asset example 2: Operating lease 4. SummaryTo understand capitalization, start with...
SFFAS 54: FASAB Lease Accounting Explained with a Full Example
1. What is SFFAS 54? 2. Effective date 3. Lease definition What is a lease? Embedded leases 4. Scope Short-term lease exemption Lessee recognition Lessor recognition Discount rate 5. Example 6. SummaryWhat is SFFAS 54? SFFAS 54 is the new lease accounting standard...
Accrued Rent Accounting under ASC 842 Explained
1. What is accrued rent? Accrued rent vs. deferred rent 2. Accounting for accrued rent with journal entries Accounting for accrued rent under ASC 840 Accounting for accrued rent and deferred rent under ASC 842 3. SummaryWhat is accrued rent? Accrued rent is a...
GASB 96 Explained: Accounting for Subscription-Based IT Arrangements with Calculations and a Full Example
1. Scope SBITA defined Exemptions 2. Recognition and measurement of a SBITA Subscription liability Subscription asset Outlays other than subscription payments Disclosure requirements 3. SBITA example terms Initial implementation stage costs Operation and additional...
Initial Direct Costs under ASC 842 Explained: Summary, Full Example
1. What are initial direct costs? Definition of initial direct costs ASC 840 treatment of initial direct costs 2. Initial direct costs under ASC 842 What changed? Accounting treatment under ASC 842 3. Example: Initial direct costs under ASC 842 4. Summary 5. Related...
GASB 87 Explained with a Full Example of the New Governmental Lease Accounting Standards
1. What is GASB 87? GASB 87 effective date 2. GASB 87 vs. prior GASB guidance: Key differences GASB 87 lease classification What is considered a lease under GASB 87? 3. Key differences: GASB vs. FASB 4. Lessee vs. lessor accounting under GASB 87 5. Example: Accounting...
Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) Accounting Example for Real Estate
An asset retirement obligation (ARO) represents the legal commitment to remove certain improvements or modifications to an asset at the end of the asset’s use. The FASB’s ASC 410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations (ASC 410) discusses accounting for AROs....
Accretion Expense Accounting Explained with Full Example and Journal Entries
What is accretion in accounting? Accretion is the periodic recognition of an expense associated with an increase in the present value of a liability over time. This expense is recognized as an operating expense in the statement of income. In practice, accretion...
ARO (Asset Retirement Obligation) Accounting Example for Oil and Gas Production
Asset Retirement Obligations (ARO) are commonly associated with industries such as oil and gas, mining, waste disposal, or nuclear energy. Some examples specific to the oil and gas industry include oil well plugging and abandonment and underground storage tank...
Asset Retirement Obligation (ARO) Accounting under ASC 410 and ASC 842 Explained with Example
Have you ever entered into an operating lease for a building, constructed leasehold improvements, and determined based on the provisions of the lease that you are legally obligated to remove the leasehold improvements at the end of the lease? If so, then you had an...
Capital Lease Impairments under GASB 87: Example, Journal Entries
1. Lease impairment indicators under GASB 42 2. Recording an impairment loss under GASB 87 Example: Recording a lease impairment under GASB 87 3. Summary 4. Related articlesUnder the legacy GASB lease accounting model only capital leases were presented on the...
Equipment Lease Accounting under ASC 842 and the Benefits of Leasing Equipment vs. Buying Explained
1. Capital/finance lease criteria Example scenarios of capital/finance leased equipment 2. Example: Equipment lease under ASC 842 Opening calculation Amortization schedule Journal entries 3. Leasing vs. buying equipment Benefits of leasing Benefits of buying Financial...
GASB 87 Accrued Interest Example: Calculating the Liability Amortization
1. What is accrued interest? 2. Example: Accrued interest for a lease under GASB 87 Amortization schedule for the lessee Governmental fund accounting Conversion entries Proprietary fund accounting 3. Summary 4. Related articlesThe new lease accounting standard for...
Lease Amendment Accounting Explained: Expansion of Leased Premises
1. Accounting for amendments resulting in additional assets under ASC 840 Example: Accounting for amendments resulting in obtaining additional asset(s) under ASC 840 2. Accounting for amendments resulting in additional assets under ASC 842 Example: Accounting for...
Interest Expense Calculation Explained with a Finance Lease Example and Journal Entries
1. What is interest? 2. What is accrued interest? 3. Interest expense calculation & journal entries 4. Interest expense for a finance lease Which reporting frameworks does this apply to? How is finance lease interest expense calculated? Interest expense formula How is...
GASB 87 Sale-Leaseback and Lease-Leaseback Accounting Transactions
1. Sale-leasebacks GASB 87 requirements Quantitative example Disclosure requirements 2. Lease-leasebacks GASB 87 requirements Quantitative example Disclosure requirements 3. Summary 4. Related articlesOrganizations often enter into either sale-leaseback or...
Accounting for Partial Disposals of Equity Method Investments under ASC 323
1. Equity method 2. Equity method of accounting Partial disposal Example: How to account for an equity method disposal resulting in a loss of significant influence 3. Summary 4. Related articlesThis article is part of a series of articles covering equity method...
GASB 87 Disclosure Requirements for Lessees Explained with Examples
1. Qualitative disclosures 2. Quantitative disclosures Lease asset disclosure Lessee’s outflow of resources Lease liability disclosure and maturity analysis Future lease commitments Short-term leases: exempt Additional disclosures (if applicable) 3. Summary 4. Related...
Equity Method Accounting for Distributions Exceeding the Carrying Value (ASC 323)
1. Equity method 2. Accounting for distributions exceeding carrying value 3. Cash flow classification Cumulative earnings approach Nature of distribution approach 4. Example: Accounting for an equity method investment when distributions exceed the carrying value...
Accounting for Loss from Equity Method Investments
1. Equity method 2. Loss from equity method investments Example of accounting for equity method losses in excess of investment 3. Summary 4. Related articlesThis article is part of a series of articles covering equity method accounting in accordance with ASC 323...
GASB 87 Lessor Accounting Example with Journal Entries
1. Lessee vs lessor accounting 2. Lessor accounting under GASB 87 An example of lessor accounting for a lease under GASB 87 3. GASB 87 RFP Template 4. Summary 5. Related articlesLessee vs lessor accounting Government entity lessees reporting under GASB are required to...
IFRS 16 Leases: Summary, Example, Journal Entries, and Disclosures
1. IFRS 16 summary IFRS 16 leases What is considered a lease under IFRS 16? 2. IFRS 16 finance lease example (lessee) Amortization schedule Journal entries 3. IFRS 16 disclosures 4. SummaryIFRS 16 summary Companies previously following the lease accounting guidance...
Leasehold Improvements Accounting and Amortization under US GAAP
1. Common examples 2. Accounting for leasehold improvements Amortization of leasehold improvements Example of leasehold improvement amortization 3. Leasehold improvements and AROs 4. Bonus depreciation and tax considerations for qualified LHIs Qualified improvement...
Goodwill and Basis Differences in the Equity Method of Accounting (ASC 323)
1. Equity method of accounting when basis differences exist What are basis differences and how do you identify them? How do basis differences impact equity method accounting? An example of equity method accounting with basis differences 2. Summary 3. Related...
Sublease Accounting under ASC 840 and ASC 842
1. Accounting for a sublease under ASC 840 2. A comprehensive example of sublease accounting under ASC 840 Straight-line amortization schedule for the head lease Accounting for an operating sublease under ASC 840 3. Accounting for a sublease under ASC 842 4. A...
How to Calculate Interest Rate Implicit in the Lease for GASB 87
1. What is the implicit rate under GASB 87? Implicit rate: Understanding GASB 87 vs ASC 842 Example of calculating the rate implicit in the lease Validating the rate implicit in the lease 2. Summary 3. Related articlesUnder GASB Statement No. 87, Leases, the majority...
Interest Rate Implicit in the Lease under IFRS 16 Explained
1. What is the implicit interest rate under IFRS 16? Implicit rate: ASC 842 vs. IFRS 16 2. Example: Calculate the interest rate implicit in a lease under IFRS 16 3. Summary 4. Related articlesWhat is the implicit interest rate under IFRS 16? The rate implicit in the...
Accounting for Rent Concessions under IFRS 16 as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
1. Background 2. Changes to lease payments under COVID-19 3. IASB response 4. Accounting for COVID-19 lease concessions example 5. Accounting for lease concessions within the modification framework 6. Summary 7. Related articlesBackground The coronavirus pandemic...
The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments and Joint Ventures under ASC 323
1. What is the equity method of accounting? 2. When do you apply it? 3. How to determine if the equity method is applicable 4. Accounting for an equity method investment 5. Required disclosures 6. Example: Accounting for an investment using the equity method 7....
Rent Abatement and Rent-Free Period Accounting under US GAAP
1. What is rent abatement? 2. Accounting for rent abatement and rent-free periods under ASC 840 and ASC 842 example Example under ASC 840 Example under ASC 842 3. Summary 4. Related articlesFor a simple operating lease, calculating the straight-line rent expense...
Lease Incentives under ASC 842 Explained with a Full Accounting Example
1. What is a lease incentive? 2. It’s a lease incentive: How do we treat it? Leasehold improvements Leasehold improvements: Lessor asset Leasehold improvements: Lessee asset Lease incentive impact to opening lease liability and ROU asset 3. Example 1: Paid at or...
Discount Rate Implicit in the Lease under ASC 842
1. What is the implicit rate under ASC 842? How to calculate the rate implicit in a lease under ASC 842 Example of calculating the rate implicit in a lease under ASC 842 Validating the calculated implicit rate If you are unable to calculate the implicit rate 2....
How to Account for Partial Lease Terminations
1. Is it a termination? 2. How to account for a termination Reassessing classification Remeasuring the lease liability Remeasuring the right-of-use asset 3. Partial termination accounting with example Approach 1: Proportionate change in the lease liability Approach 2:...
Rent Concession Accounting under ASC 842 during COVID-19: Full Explanation and Example
1. COVID-19 Background 2. Changes to lease payments under COVID-19 3. Accounting for COVID-19 lease concessions Deferral of payments Payment reductions Summary 4. Accounting for lease concessions within the modification framework 5. Related articlesCOVID-19 Background...
ASC 842 Disclosure Requirements: Example and Explanation
1. A focus on quantitative disclosures for lessees 2. Why software makes generating disclosures more accurate and efficient 3. Looking at quantitative disclosures in four “buckets” Lease costs Other information Weighted averages Maturity analysis 4. Related...
Lease Abandonment Accounting: Common Questions and a Full Example
Lease abandonment from the lessee’s perspective means precisely that the lessee is still paying for an asset they are no longer using. While the asset has in fact been abandoned by its initial renter, the landlord is still receiving payment for the property....
Lease Liability Amortization Schedule: How to Calculate It in Excel
1. What is lease liability? 2. How to create the lease amortization schedule and calculate your lease liability Create five-column spreadsheet Enter the number of periods and cash payments Enter expense formula Fill expense column Enter liability reduction formula...
Accounting for Lease Modifications under ASC 842, Part 2: Operating to Finance
This is the second blog in our series on lease modifications and addresses a modification where the lease classification changes as a result of the modification. In this blog, we will give a comprehensive example under ASC 842 illustrating how to account for a lease...
GASB 87: Two Examples of How to Transition for Lessees
The new lease accounting standard for governmental organizations, GASB Statement No. 87, goes into effect for all reporting periods that begin subsequent to December 15, 2021. In 2019, GASB released an implementation guide to provide additional clarification on GASB...
Lease Modification Accounting under ASC 842: Operating Lease to Operating Lease
In this blog, we will give an example of how to account for a lease modification under ASC 842 that does not expand or add additional assets to the original lease, but rather increases the lease term and changes the payment amounts. Because there isn’t an additional...
GASB 13: A Comprehensive Example
Similar to the FASB and IASB, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board released guidance updating the accounting for lease agreements. GASB No. 87, Leases, is effective for applicable governmental entities for reporting periods that begin subsequent to December 15,...