Capital Leases vs. Operating Leases - What’s the Difference? Which One Should I Use for Equipment Leasing? Leasing equipment is a common alternative to purchase. Of the two kinds of leases - capital leases and operating leases - each is used for different purposes and results in differing treatment on the accounting books of a business. Capital Leases •Capital leases are used for long-term leases and for items that not become technologically obsolete‚ such as many kinds of machinery.
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(CFO) of Southwest Airlines. Southwest leases some of its planes. Suppose the leases can be structured either as operating leases or as capital leases. Which type of lease would you prefer for Southwest? Why? Consider what would happen to Southwest s debt ratio if its operating leases in footnote 8 were capitalized‚ and the related liabilities recognized. Computing Southwests debt ratio two ways (operating leases versus reclassifying them as capital leases) will make your decision clear (using Southwest
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Operating leases are similar to renting‚ while capital leases are more like a loan. Capital leases are where a lessor transfers all the risks and benefits of ownership for a property to the lessee. An operating lease does the opposite and does not transfer all the risks and benefits to the lessee. In addition to transferring risks and benefits‚ there are other qualifications to be classified as a capital lease. The lease must contain a bargain purchase option. It has to be equal to 75% or more of
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ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUE-FALSe—Conceptual Answer No. Description T 1. Benefits of leasing. F 2. Accounting for long-term leases. F 3. Classifying lease containing purchase option. T 4. Accounting for executory costs. F 5. Depreciating a capitalized asset. F 6. Lessee recording of interest expense. T 7. Benefit of leasing to lessor. F 8. Distinction between direct-financing and sales-type leases. F 9. Lessors’ classification
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Leases Kimberly McFarland ACC 306 Intermediate Accounting II Instructor Robert Neely January 14‚ 2013 Leases Leases are used by companies and individuals to facilitate asset acquisition. They are accounted for in different ways‚ depending on whether they are operating leases or capital leases‚ and the type of financial report being generated. Residual value is important in accounting for leases and lease payment. Executory costs are accounted for as well‚ and are a consideration in
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acquire “property” rights by leasing assets. In a recessionary economy‚ purchase and lease defaults are rampant. In your opinion‚ what are the effects of defaulted capital leases to the lessor‚ lessee and economy as a whole? Should FASB consider rewriting capital lease allowances‚ even on a temporary basis‚ until the economy recovers? Give an example to support your opinion. When companies default on a capital lease‚ the economy is hurt as a whole. Both the lessor and lessee are hurt financially
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classifying a lease as operating or capital? Why is there a difference between the two? What are the implications of an operating lease versus a capital lease on an entity’s financial statements? The criteria and characteristics of operating lease is that operating lease usually a shorter-term lease under which the lessor is responsible for insurance‚ taxes‚ and upkeep. May be cancelable by the lessee on short notice. The criteria and characteristics of capital lease is that capital lease is typically
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Dealing with Operating Leases in Valuation Aswath Damodaran Stern School of Business 44 West Fourth Street New York‚ NY 10012 adamodar@stern.nyu.edu Abstract Most firm valuation models start with the after-tax operating income as a measure of the operating income on a firm and reduce it by the reinvestment rate to arrive at the free cash flow to the firm. Implicitly‚ we assume that the operating expenses do not include any financing expenses (such as interest expense on debt). While this assumption
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accounting for leases is the application of this concept‚ as the classification of a lease as either a finance lease or an operating lease‚ depends on the substance of the transactions rather than the legal form of the contract. IAS 17 distinguishes between two types of lease transactions: A finance lease and an Operating lease A finance lease “is a lease that transfers substantially all the risks and rewards inherent to ownership of the asset”. An operating lease is a lease other than a finance
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Comprehensive problem: E21-11 (Amortization Schedule and Journal Entries for Lessee) Grady Leasing Company signs an agreement on January 1‚ 2012‚ to lease equipment to Azure Company. The following information relates to this agreement. 1. The term of the noncancelable lease is 5 years with no renewal option. The equipment has an estimated economic life of 5 years. 2. The fair value of the asset at January 1‚ 2012‚ is $90‚000. 3. The asset will revert to the lessor at the end of the lease term‚ at which time
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