What You Need to Know About Lease Accounting
This course provides an in-depth overview of the lease accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in February 2016. This includes a discussion of the primary reasons for the change as well as how to identify a lease within a contract. This course also provides an in-depth review of lease classification, initial measurement, subsequent measurement, presentation & disclosure, as well as transition requirements. The course concludes with a discussion of some of the significant differences between IFRS 16 (the IASB’s lease accounting standard) as well as private company considerations.

Course Publication Date: March 13, 2024

This course is available with NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active self study membership or all access membership or can be purchased for $40.00!

Author:Kelen Camehl
Course No:ACT-LEASESTAND-8064
Recommended CPE:4.00
Delivery Method:QAS Self Study
Level of Knowledge:Overview
Prerequisites:None
Advanced Preparation:None
Recommended Field of Study:Accounting
  
Learning Objectives
  • Recognize how the leasing standard has evolved and how the new standard is organized.
  • Determine whether an arrangement contains a lease.
  • Identify considerations with respect to substitution rights and decision-making rights.
  • Identify the criteria for the new finance lease and short-term leases.
  • Recognize the recognition and measurement requirements for both lessees and lessors.
  • Identify the recognition criteria for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases.
  • Identify the overall requirements with respect to lease modifications.
  • Identify the criteria used for sale and leaseback transactions.
  • Identify the considerations with respect to a lessee’s involvement in construction of a leased asset.
  • Identify the presentation requirements for both lessees and lessors.
  • Recognize both qualitative and quantitative disclosure requirements for both lessees and lessors.
  • Identify the effective date for the new lease accounting standards.
  • Identify the significant differences between ASC 842 and IFRS 16.
  • Recognize considerations of and alternatives provided to private companies.

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