For companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with both U.S. GAAP and IFRS, a lease is deemed to be a capital lease (usually called a finance lease under IFRS) if substantially all risks and rewards of ownership are transferred. In making this distinction, less judgment, more specificity is applied using a. IFRS. b. U.S. GAAP. c. Either U.S. GAAP or IFRS. d. Neither U.S. GAAP nor IFRS.

For companies that prepare their financial statements in accordance with both U.S. GAAP and IFRS, a lease is deemed to be a capital lease (usually called a finance lease under IFRS) if substantially all risks and rewards of ownership are transferred. In making this distinction, less judgment, more specificity is applied using a. IFRS. b. U.S. GAAP. c. Either U.S. GAAP or IFRS. d. Neither U.S. GAAP nor IFRS.

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Chapter11: Notes, Bonds, And Leases

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