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The new lease is recorded on the commencement date of the new lease, which is the date the lessee has access to the leased asset. For example, if a lessee modifies a lease to use additional space in a building, the new lease should be recorded once that space is available for use.

Transition Method ASC 842 can be adopted using a modified retrospective approach OR the transition method. Under the modified retrospective approach, an entity can reflect the impact of initially applying ASC 842 as of either (a) the beginning of the year of adoption or (b) the earliest comparative period presented.

The lessor reports the individual lease payments as income on the income and cash flow statements. The lessee reports the individual lease payments as operating expenses on the income and cash flow statements.

IFRS 16 Leases contains detailed guidance on how to account for lease modifications. A lease modification is defined as a change in the scope of a lease, or the consideration for a lease, that was not part of the original terms and conditions of the lease.

The net investment in the lease on the modification date will equal fair value of the asset. Selling profit/loss would be adjusted for any prepaid or accrued rent on that date and any initial direct costs incurred in conjunction with the modification.

If the modified terms of the lease agreement reduce the lessee's rights to the underlying asset(s), then it is accounted for as a partial or full termination. If the lease modification fully relinquishes the lessee's rights to the underlying asset(s), the lessee accounts for the modification as a full termination.

Account for the lease modification as a termination of the original lease and creation of a new lease from the effective date of the modification. Measure the carrying amount of the underlying asset as the net investment in the original lease immediately before the effective date of the modification.