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New Financial Reporting Requirements for Leases
• July 2006: lease topic added to the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) agenda
• March 2009: IASB and FASB joint discussion paper published
• Expected 2nd Quarter 2010: Exposure draft of new lease accounting standard
• Expected 2nd Quarter of 2011: Final standard issued (with implementation date guidance)
New Financial Reporting Requirements for Leases
• Purpose:– Create a common standard which would ensure that all assets and
liabilities resulting from lease contracts are recognized on the balance sheet
– Eliminate the possibility of similar transactions being reported in very different manners (structuring capital leases so they meet the bright-line tests to be considered operating leases)
– Enhance the comparability of financial statements– Enhance the transparency of an entity’s financing activities
Capital v. Operating Leases
• Criteria for classification of capital lease (Lessee):– Must be non-cancelable and meet one or more of the following four
criteria:• The lease transfers ownership of the property to the lessee.• The lease contains a bargain purchase option• The lease term is equal to 75% or more of the estimated economic
life of the leased property• The present value of the minimum lease rental payments equals or
exceeds 90% of the fair value of the leased property– All others are treated as operating leases
Capital v. Operating Leases
• Advantages of Capital Leases:– Allow for the following accelerated tax
depreciation deductions• Accelerated depreciation under MACRS• Potential for §179 depreciation
– Tax deductions can come before cash is required to pay for the lease
Capital v. Operating Leases
• Example:– Leased copier / 5 year term / 2.8% imputed interest rate / $500 per
month lease• Lease deductions (assuming no §179 deduction):
Operating Capital
Year 1 6,000 6,255
Year 2 6,000 9,527
Year 3 6,000 5,794
Year 4 6,000 3,487
Year 5 6,000 4,937
30,000 30,000
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Questions?Robert A. “Ted” Gary, IV, CPA.CITP, Principal
[email protected] | 804-273-6203
Jacob D. Favaro, CPA, CFP®, Senior Tax [email protected] | 804-418-6267
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Portions of this presentation courtesy of Williams Mullen’s Richmond Tax Forum Spring 2010
