On January 1, 2010, the Alice Company leases equipment for five years, agreeing to pay $70,000 annually at the beginning of each year under the non-cancelable lease

P21-1 Determining Type of Lease and Subsequent Accounting

On January 1, 2010, the Alice Company leases equipment for five years, agreeing to pay $70,000 annually at the beginning of each year under the non-cancelable lease. Superior Equipment Company, the lessor, agrees to pay $70,000 annually at the beginning of each year under the non-cancelable lease. Superior Equipment Company, the lessor, agrees to pay all executor costs, estimated to be $3,450 per year. The cost and also fair value of the equipment is 305,000. Its estimated life is 10 years. The estimated residual value at the end of five years is $64,000 and is not guaranteed by Alice; at the end of 10 years, it is $5,000. There is no bargain purchase option in the lease or any agreement to transfer ownership at the end of the lease to the lessee. The implicit interest rate is 12%. During 2010, Superior Equipment pays property taxes of $650, maintenance costs of $1,600, and insurance of $1,200. There are no important uncertainties surrounding the amount of un-reimbursable costs yet to be incurred by the lessor. Straight-line depreciation is considered the appropriate method both companies.

REQUIRED:
1.Identify the type of lease involved for Alice Company and Superior Equipment Company and give reasons for your classifications.
2.Prepare appropriate journal entries for 2010 for the lessee and lessor.
3.If the residual value at the end of five years is guaranteed by Alice, identify the type of lease. Prepare journal entries for 2010 and 2011 for the lessee and lessor. Also prepare the journal entries for the lessee and the lessor when the lessee pays the guaranteed residual value.

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American Movieplex, a large movie theater chain, leases most of its theater facilities

Ethics Case 15-4 Leasehold improvements

American Movieplex, a large movie theater chain, leases most of its theater facilities. In conjunction with recent operating leases, the company spent $28 million for seats and carpeting. The question being discussed over breakfast on Wednesday morning was the length of the depreciation period for these leasehold improvements. The company controller, Sarah Keene, was surprised by the suggestion of Larry Person, her new assistant.

Keene: Why 25 years? We've never depreciated leasehold improvements for such a long period.
Person: I noticed that in my review of back records. But during our expansion to the Midwest, we don't need expenses to be any higher than necessary.
Keene: But isn't that a pretty rosy estimate of these assets' actual life? Trade publications show an average depreciation period of 12 years.

Required:
1. How would increasing the depreciation period affect American Movieplex's income?
2. Does revising the estimate pose an ethical dilemma?
3. Who would be affected if Person's suggestion is followed?

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Listed below are several terms and phrases associated with leases

E 15-25 Concepts; terminology

Listed below are several terms and phrases associated with leases. Pair each item from List A with the item from List B (by letter) that is most appropriately associated with it.

List A
___ 1. Effective rate times balance.
___ 2. Realization principle.
___ 3. Minimum lease payments plus unguaranteed residual value.
___ 4. Periodic lease payments plus lessee-guaranteed residual value.
___ 5. PV of minimum lease payments plus PV of unguaranteed residual value.
___ 6. Initial direct costs.
___ 7. Rent revenue.
___ 8. Bargain purchase option.
___ 9. Leasehold improvements.
___10. Cash to satisfy residual value guarantee.
___11. Capital lease expense.
___12. Deducted in lessor’s computation of lease payments.
___13. Title transfers to lessee.
___14. Contingent rentals.
___15. Lease payments plus lessee-guaranteed and third-part-guaranteed residual value.

List B
a. PV of BPO price.
b. Lessor’s net investment.
c. Lessor’s gross investment.
d. Operating lease.
e. Depreciable assets.
f. Loss to lessee.
g. Executory costs.
h. Depreciation longer than lessee term.
i. Disclosure only.
j. Interest expense.
k. Additional lessor conditions.
l. Lessee’s minimum lease payments.
m. Purchase price less than fair value.
n. Sales-type lease selling expense.
o. Lessor’s minimum lease payments.

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Discuss where can authoritative iGAAP guidance to leases be found?

Discuss where can authoritative iGAAP guidance to leases be found? Discuss at least two differences between iGAAP and US GAAP in regard to leases.

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