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What is the journal entry to record the finance lease on the lease inception date? On the lease inception date, the company debit right of use (ROU) asset and credit lease liability for the net present value of future minimum lease payments.

The company can make the finance lease journal entry by debiting the lease asset account and crediting the lease liability account. In this journal entry, the amount of lease asset or lease liability recorded is the fair value of total lease payments.

Disclosure A general description of those leases. The basis and terms and conditions on which variable lease payments are determined. The existence and terms and conditions of options to extend or terminate the lease. The existence and terms and conditions of residual value guarantees provided by the lessee.

Option (B) is the correct answer. The future payment cannot be treated as rental payments; it should be treated as outstanding lease payments in the accounting books, so it is the wrong statement about operating lease disclosure.

Accounting: Lease is considered an asset (leased asset) and liability (lease payments). Payments are shown on the balance sheet. Tax: As the owner, the lessee claims depreciation expense and interest expense.

Initial recordation. Calculate the present value of all lease payments; this will be the recorded cost of the asset. Record the amount as a debit to the appropriate fixed asset account, and a credit to the capital lease liability account.

Calculate the present value of all lease payments; this will be the recorded cost of the asset. Record the amount as a debit to the appropriate fixed asset account, and a credit to the capital lease liability account.

Disclosures. The leases standard includes a disclosure objective intended to provide users of financial statements with information adequate to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. Both quantitative and qualitative disclosure requirements will increase for lessors and lessees.

The new accounting standard requires more sophisticated financial calculations and detailed monitoring and tracking of leases. Companies will find it extremely challenging to use spreadsheets for lease accounting because of the limitations of spreadsheets.

Weighted averages ASC 842 indicates that a lessee should calculate the weighted-average remaining lease term for both operating and finance leases based on the remaining lease term and the lease liability balance for each lease as of the reporting date.