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Understanding Financial Reporting Disclosures in ASC 842
There has been much focus on the specific calculations required to comply with the proposed leasing standards. However, with the final standard expected to be issued in the fourth quarter of this year, financial statement preparers should also focus on the proposed disclosure requirements. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards…
Lease Accounting Project: February 2015 Update
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), collectively (“the Boards”) met separately in February 2015 and substantially concluded their redeliberations on the proposed changes to lease accounting. The Boards came to different conclusions on a number of matters. Regarding lessee transition to the new accounting standard, the FASB decided…
Proposed Lease Accounting Changes and Their Effect on Retailers
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) (collectively “the Boards”) are in the process of completing a major Joint Accounting Project which will dramatically change the way that lessees account for their portfolio of leases. The objective of the Boards’ Joint Project was convergence on lease accounting, namely, an…
Recap of the December 16, 2014 FASB/IASB Lease Meeting
The topic of leases has been an ongoing point of discussion for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). They have been diligently revisiting the proposals outlined in the May 2013 Exposure Draft on Leases, with a particular focus on refining the definition of what constitutes a lease. During…
ASC 842: Defining a Lease Simplified
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) (collectively, “the Boards”) met earlier this week to continue their deliberations on the Joint Lease Accounting Project. The meeting focused specifically on the definition of a lease and the Boards reiterated the conclusions that they had reached in their Joint Meeting in…
Preparing for Lease Accounting Changes: A Quick Guide
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) are proposing major changes in the accounting for leases for both lessees and lessors, with the major emphasis being directed to the lessee community. The result of these changes will be the elimination of the operating lease form of accounting, except for…
Tech Solutions for Efficient Lease Management
Lessees often underestimate the transformative power of technology when it comes to effectively managing their lease portfolios. Within the complex landscape of lease agreements, there are frequently option features and triggering events buried in the fine print that demand vigilant monitoring. Relying on outdated methods such as Excel spreadsheets or paper files stashes in cabinets…
FASB Lease Project Update: Key Meeting Highlights
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB” or “the Board”) met on August 27, 2014 to deliberate the proposed lease accounting standard project. Although this is a joint project with the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), this was a FASB only board meeting.
July 23, 2014: Key Highlights from the Joint Board Meeting
On July 23, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), collectively referred to as the Boards, convened to advance discussions regarding their Joint Proposal on Lease Accounting. These discussions, primarily focused on lessee accounting issues, delved into the intricacies of accounting for sale and leaseback transactions, shedding light…
CPA Alert: Tackle Lease Accounting Changes Now
Have you started thinking about how the Lease Accounting changes will impact your clients? We hope so!! We’ve written this free whitepaper for you, a CPA with real-world responsibility to your clients. This whitepaper has been written specifically for you as a CPA to help you better understand the opportunities available for you to add…
Highlights from the FASB and IASB Joint Meeting
We’ve written this free whitepaper for bank executives with real-world responsibility. We’ve all seen endless hypothetical blather about the proposed lease accounting changes - but most of it is generic…for someone with a lease. So we created a fully researched and documented deep dive into the specific implications to banks. It covers topics that aren’t…
Lease Accounting Changes: Implications for the Banking Industry
We’ve written this free whitepaper for bank executives with real-world responsibility. We’ve all seen endless hypothetical blather about the proposed lease accounting changes - but most of it is generic…for someone with a lease. So we created a fully researched and documented deep dive into the specific implications to banks. It covers topics that aren’t…
Whitepaper: Impact of Lease Accounting Changes on the Banking Industry
We’ve written this free whitepaper for bank executives with real-world responsibility. We’ve all seen endless hypothetical blather about the proposed lease accounting changes - but most of it is generic…for someone with a lease. So we created a fully researched and documented deep dive into the specific implications to banks. It covers topics that aren’t…
Effectively Compare Leases During Negotiations
In a previous Blog posting, we introduced our readers to the Lease Analysis component of iLeasePro, our comprehensive lease management technology solution specifically designed for lessees. We indicated that Lease Analysis is an invaluable tool that supports lease negotiations and lease reassessment by providing the user with the technology for evaluating all the financial terms…
iLeasePro Beta Launch: Advanced Lease Management
iLease Management LLC is pleased to announce it has released the Beta version of iLeasePro. iLeasePro is a SaaS Lease Management and Lease Accounting solution in the Cloud specifically developed for Lessees or Tenants of Real Estate and Equipment leases. iLeasePro has been developed by experienced real estate and accounting professionals not only to address the upcoming FASB…
Discover iLeasePro’s Advanced Lease Analysis Features
In planning the development of iLeasePro, it was particularly important that our technology users have a comprehensive technology tool that provides the ability to evaluate, manage and account for leasing transactions. That is why the Core Functionality of iLeasePro is broken down into three components that are fully integrated within one technology: Lease Analysis; Lease…
Joint FASB/IASB Roundtable Discussion on Lease Standards
Earlier this week, I attended one of the Joint FASB/IASB Roundtable session on Leases held in Norwalk CT. There were only about 15 attendees from those who submitted comment letters which was somewhat surprising since there were close to 600 comments letters submitted. Numerous FASB and IASB Board members and staff were also in attendance….
Lease Expense Classification: Its Broader Impact
The revised Exposure Draft on proposed Lease Accounting Changes issued in May 2013 (“the Revised ED”) contains provisions on expense classification that has broader implications than may be evident initially. For Type B leases, principally leases of property (real estate), the proposed expense is classified as lease expense and the expense recognition pattern is straight-line,…
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