Facts: Snappy Corporation enters into a lease agreement with Long Leasing. Long requires that the lease qualify as a sale. Snappy can fill this requirement by either guaranteeing the residual value itself or having a third party guarantee the residual value. Self-guarantee of the residual value will result in a capital lease to Snappy. The third-party guarantee will allow Snappy to report the lease as an operating lease (off-balance sheet financing). Issues: 1. Argue for recording the lease as a capital lease and discuss the ethical implications of selecting this alternative as opposed to the operating lease. 2. Argue for treating the lease as an operating lease and discuss the ethical implications of selecting this alternative …show more content…
6, liabilities are defined as probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of the entity. The obligation present under Snappy Corporation’s situation is the payments due under the lease agreement. These payments, structured through the lease agreement, would become due and adjust the recorded liability accordingly. Because the lease meets the definitions of assets and liabilities (when self-guarantee transpires), it should be reported as a capital lease. Snappy Corporation should choose to self-guarantee the residual value, because their financial statements will be presented both reliably and faithfully to prospective investors. The investors will be able to see both the economic benefits and liabilities that Snappy accepted through the lease. This type of disclosure is relevant and important to any decisions prospective investors choose to make. Analysis of Issue 2: Argue for treating the lease as an operating lease and discuss the ethical implications of selecting this alternative as opposed to the capital …show more content…
The equipment or item under lease will be returned to the owner (Long Leasing) at the end of the lease term. Since this transaction would be treated as an expense and not a balance sheet item there will also not be any recording of debt, however this means that an asset will not be recorded as well. Keeping this off the balance sheet helps Snappy Corporation portray their company’s financials positively because when the leasing expense is recorded it will directly hit the P&L and help inflate revenues, which is always a goal for
The second sub-type lease is a sales-type lease. This lease should be recorded as a sales-type lease when there is a manufacturer’s or dealer’s profit or loss. This type of lease implies that the leased asset is an item of inventory and the seller is earning a gross profit on the sale. The sales-type lease is often occur when manufacturer or dealer using leasing as a means of marketing their products. For sales-type leases, because the critical event is the sale, the initial direct costs associated with obtaining the lease agreement are written off when the sale is recorded at the inception of the lease. These costs are disclosed as selling expenses on the income statement.
Case 11-6 deals with Lessee Ltd., a company that operates in Britain and uses IFRS. The question in this case is how to classify a lease that Lessee, Ltd. acquired from Lessor Inc. The accounting standard that deals with leases under IFRS is IAS 17. IAS 17 was originally issued in September 1982 and was reissued in December 2003. It classifies leases as either finance leases or operating leases. Finance leases make it so that the lessee recognizes an asset and a liability and the lessor recognizes a receivable, basically transferring all the risks and benefits of ownership. Under operating leases, the lessor still recognizes the asset and the lessee recognizes an expense.
In the review of the case of Sam Stevens concerning the agreement to deliver 1,000 units of a dog barking machine, an evaluation will be made to determine if a valid contract was created and if a quasi-contract or a promissory estoppel was formed. Also, Sam has received an eviction notice from his apartment due to noise complaints, and for running an illegal business. Therefore, the rights and obligations under the lease agreement will be evaluated to determine if Quinn had grounds and defense against the eviction.
Issue C: What are the prospective deductions and tax savings assuming ownership and operation of the condo if the ownership and operation of the condo is not an activity entered into for profit?
A statement of the terms of the lease to the property must be present. Id. In these facts, YTNH and Mr. Massey agreed to five years of rental with the first year at a rate of four dollars per square foot, and the years thereafter, at an annual rental rate that would automatically change in accordance with the Consumer Price Index for the South Urban region.
Conversely, insufficient capacity or inefficient computing resources can stunt growth. The company that waits until it can afford to purchase the right hardware and software may find itself unable to remain competitive. Moreover, although businesses would rather keep their credit lines open for unforeseen events, they must sometimes act quickly to adopt economically attractive new technology. Before we examine the attributes which make leasing attractive to so many companies we need to review two most common types of leasing arrangements.
There are several issues that need to be addressed as it relates to the situation. These issues include those from a policy standpoint, as well as those from a legal standpoint. The following are the issues this author saw fitting to tackle:
The Leasing is convey out four reasoning’s which are: To be able to obtain better maintain services, to refrain to the administrative delays of the capital budget petition, to acknowledge for availability, to refrain technological extinction. A financial other than traditional debt financing of capital investments. Leasing offers the use that is usually the option to obtain capital benefit. For other cooperatives, certain changes in the economy might give strength to
Therefore in this agreement the equipment is going to be partially financed by the lessor (Northwest) through a third-party financial institution (Lender) and act as a leveraged lease, wherein the lending company holds the title to the leased asset, while the lessor creates the agreement with the lessee (BNRR) and collects the payment for the use of the equipment. Therefore the lease in this case will be regarded as a financial decision for BNRR
3. The article is about background and arguments about whether to raising debt or equity.
the lessee is bound to renew the lease for the remaining economic life of the goods or is bound to become the owner of the goods;
3. Summarize the use of Farmout agreements including their purpose and how they help save a lease from termination.
4. Who are the stakeholders in this situation and what, if any, obligations do they have?
The Issue: here is whether the Mr. Rosemberg, under the facts and circumstances of this case, had the right to terminate the tenant’s lease pursuant to the termination clause.
Under IFRS, lease classification depends on whether substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of a