Accounting For Operating Lease
Accounting For Operating Lease
Accounting For Operating Lease
NOTES:
1. The lessee would account for a lease as operating lease if the lease term is less than one year
and the leased asset is of low value.
2. The lessor would account for a lease as operating lease by applying the INDICATORS OF A
FINANCE LEASE.
1. Bargain purchase option
2. Transfer of ownership from the lessor to the lessee at the end of the lease term
3. the lease term is at least 75% of the useful life of the leased asset
4. The Present value of the lease payments is at least 90% of the Fair value of the leased
asset.
5. The leased asset is specialized in nature that only the lessee can use it without
modifications. IF NONE OF THESE 5 INDICATORS OF FINANCE LEASE IS PRESENT IN THE LEASE, THE
LEASE IS TO BE CLASSIFIED BY THE LESSOR AS OPERATING LEASE.
3. Under operating lease, The lessee records Rent Expense. The lessee do not record
depreciation of the leased asset.
4. Under operating lease, The lessor records Rent Revenue. The lessor record depreciation of
the leased asset.
Oct.
1,2020 Cash 30,000
Rent Revenue 30,000
Received first month rent.
Oct.
1,2020 Cash 54,000
Unearned rent revenue 54,000
Received lease bonus from the lessee
NOTE: Lease bonus received by the lessor, is to be recognized by the lessor as rent revenue over
the lease term on a straight-line method. Thus, upon receipt, the lessor records it as unearned
rent revenue.
Dec.
31,2020 Depreciation Expense (1,500,000/ 10 yrs x 6/12) 75,000
Accumulated Depreciation 75,000
To record depreciation for year 2020.
NOTE: UNDER OPERATING LEASE, IF THE AMOUNT OF RENTALS ARE UNEVEN, The amount of rent
expense/rent income to be recognized by the lessee/lessor is computed on a straight-line basis.
On Dec. 31, 2020, Faith Company (the lessee) will report Accrued rent expense of P computed as
follows:
Rent expense for year 2020 (pls. see computation above) P40,000
Amount paid as of December 31, 2020 (12,000 x 2) payment was
made starting Nov. 1 24,000
Accrued Rent Expense, December 31, 2020 16,000
COMPUTATIONS FOR:
MC # 21. Operating lease
COMPARE THE AMOUNT OF RENT INCOME OF 1,200,000 WITH THE RENTALS RECEIVED AS OF
JUNE 30, 2021.
Rent revenue for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 1,200,000
Rentals received as of June 30, 2021 (12 mos. at 50,000) 600,000
Rent receivable- June 30, 2021 900,000
IF THE RENTALS RECEIVED IS LESS THAN 1,200,000, THE DIFFERENCE IS RENT RECEIVABLE.
IF THE RENTALS RECEIVED IS > THAN 1,200,000, THE DIFFERENCE IS UNEARNED RENT REVENUE.
A sale and leaseback transaction involves the sale of an asset and leasing it back from the seller.
The buyer becomes the BUYER-LESSOR and the seller becomes the SELLER – LESSEE.
Related computations:
1. Present value of lease payments (150,000 x 4.0373) P605,595
4. Gain on sale
Selling price of the asset sold 700,000
Less: Carrying value of the asset sold 500,000
Gain on sale 200,000