Describe the accounting for leases by lessors.

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Describe the accounting for leases by lessors.

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There are mainly 2 types of lease:

 

1. Finance and 2. Operating 

 

Finance lease is a lease where all the risks and the rewards are transferred from the lessor to the lessee.

 

Operating lease is the lease in which the risks and rewards still remain with the lessor

 

The accounting is done differently for both lessor and lessee 

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