Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
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Chapter 20, Problem 5C
Initial Direct Costs
Efland Company leases equipment to Orange Company. Efland incurred the following costs associated with the lease:
- Advertising to find a lessee—$20,000
- Commissions for the salesperson—$25,000
- Negotiating fees to sign the contract—$10,000
- Payment to an existing lessee to terminate its lease early—$30,000
- General overhead associated with the leased asset—$10,000
Required:
- 1. Explain what initial direct costs are.
- 2. Indicate precisely how Efland should account for initial direct costs if this lease is (a) an operating lease, (b) a sales-type lease, and (c) a direct financing lease.
- 3. Which of the above amounts should Efland consider initial direct costs?
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