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PWC 10minutes Lease Accounting
PWC 10minutes Lease Accounting
on lease accounting
June 2013
At a glance
No
Do I have a lease
or an arrangement
containing a
lease?
What is the
primary asset?
Yes
Yes
Whats the
maximum
possible term?
More
than a
year
Does lease
component
contain more than
one asset?
Policy election
Account for similarly to an
operating lease today.
Is the asset
property
or non-property?
No
Less than
a year
Property
Yes
Type A
No
Nonproperty
No
Yes
Type B
*For simplicity, this chart provides a high-level overview of the requirements and does not cover multiple leased components.
01
New rules to reckon
withif you lease it
02
The big picture:
How your financial
statements will
change
Type B
Non-property
Type A
Property
Major or
substantially
all
Insignificant
More than
insignificant
03
Drawing new
dividinglines
Economic life
Economic value
30 years
$40,000
3 years
$420
Economic life
Fair value
Monthly payment
10%
33%
Percent of
assets life
Percent of
assets fair value
Insignificant?
Type B
04
Dont wait for
finalizingprepare
now to lessen impact
Type A
Type B
Balance sheet
Assets
Liabilities
Lease expense
Amortization/Interest
expense
Goes down
P&L statement
Goes up
No change
Examine agreements thoroughly. In a multiasset lease, you need to identify and account
for each component as a separate lease.
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How PwC
can help
Sheri Wyatt
Director, Capital Markets and
Accounting Advisory Services
(703) 918 3602
sheri.wyatt@us.pwc.com
Tom Wilkin
Partner, National Professional Services Group
(646) 471 7090
tom.wilkin@us.pwc.com
Krystyna Niemiec
Senior Manager, National Professional Services Group
(973) 236 5574
krystyna.m.niemiec@us.pwc.com
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