Which of the following statements is correct regarding the accounting for leases? Select the correct response: An entity can never be both a lessor and a lessee of a same leased asset The lessor depreciates the leased asset under a finance lease. When discounting lease payments the lessor and the lessee use the interest rate implicit in the lease. The lessee depreciates the leased asset under a "short-term" or a "low-valued asset" lease

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the accounting for leases? Select the correct response: An entity can never be both a lessor and a lessee of a same leased asset The lessor depreciates the leased asset under a finance lease. When discounting lease payments the lessor and the lessee use the interest rate implicit in the lease. The lessee depreciates the leased asset under a "short-term" or a "low-valued asset" lease

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Chapter11: Notes, Bonds, And Leases

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Which of the following statements is correct regarding the accounting for leases? The lessee depreciates the leased asset under a “short-term” or a “low-valued asset” lease The lessor depreciates the leased asset under a finance lease An entity can never be both a lessor and a lessee of a same leased asset When discounting lease payments both the lessor and the lessee use the interest rate implicit in the lease, unless the lessee cannot determine this rate
Which of the following is not a criterion for a lease to be recorded as a finance lease?(a) There is transfer of ownership.(b) The lease is cancelable.(c) The lease term is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.(d) There is a bargain-purchase option.
Which of the following statements are false under a sale a leaseback transaction? I. If a sale and leaseback transactions results in a finance lease, any excess of proceeds over the carrying amount shall not be immediately recognized as income by a seller-lessee. Instead, it shall be deferred and amortized over the lease term. II. If the sale price is established at fair value under an operating lease, any gain or loss shall be deferred and amortized over the period which the asset is expected to be used. I only II ONLY BOTH I AND II NEITHER I OR II
A lease agreement will qualify as a finance lease if one of these conditionsoccur: A. The lessee returns the leased property to the lessor at the end of the lease term.B. The lease does not have a bargain purchase option.C. The lease term is for major of the economic life of the asset.D. The present value of the minimum lease payment amounts to substantially less than the fair value of the leased asset.
In a finance lease by the lessee, the leased asset is depreciated on a systematic basis consistent with the depreciation policy of the lessee. If the the lease is only for a short term and of low value, and the lease contract did not mention as to the classification of such lease nor did it contain transfer of ownership and a reasonable certainty as to the purchase option's exercisability, depreciation by the lessee is a. Based on the useful life of the leased asset. b. Based on the lease term. c. Based on the shorter of the lease term or the useful life of the asset. d. Not recognized since the lease is an operating lease and the depreciation expense shall be shouldered by the lessor who retains ownership of the leased asset.
See attached picture A) What is the theoretical basis for the accounting standard that requires certain long-term leases to be capitalized by the lessee? Do not discuss the specific criteria for classifying a specific lease as a capital lease.
Which of the following items would not be included in the calculation of the lease liability for a finance lease? A. guaranteed residual value B. executory costs paid by the lessee to a third party C. any payments required for failure to renew or extend the lease D. bargain purchase option
Packer Company (the lessor) concludes that its lease meets one of the tests to be classified as a sales-type lease. However, collection of lease payments is not probable. In this case, how should Packer account for any lease payments received?
One of the following statements is false: a. If the underlying asset will not revert to the lessor, the residual value is simply ignored by the lessor in the computation of unearned interest income and gross profit on the sale. b. The underlying asset will remain with the lessee if the lease provides for either a purchase option that is reasonably to be exercised or transfer of title to the lessee upon the lease expiration. c. When a lessor actually sells an asset that it has been leasing, the difference between the sales price and the carrying amount of the lease receivable is recognized in profit or loss. d. The gain or loss that pertains to the right retained by the seller-lessee in a sales and leaseback transaction is not recognized.
A lessee should classify a lease transaction as a finance lease if it is noncancelable and one or more of the five classification criteria are met. Otherwise, it is an operating lease. What are these criteria and why would a company would choose to lease an asset versus purchasing?
Which of the following is a criterion for classifying a lease for a lessee as a finance lease? The lease term is for a major part of the asset’s economic life. The lease transfers ownership of the asset to the lessee at the end of the lease term. The present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds substantially the asset’s fair value. All of the above.
Which of the following statements about purchase option is correct? a. None of the other choices is correct. b. Its present value is added to get the lease liability if it is reasonably certain that it will be exercised. c. it is ignored if the leased asset reverts back to the lessor at the end of the useful life. d. The lessee includes its present value on the computation of lease liability only if it is guaranteed.