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IFRS 16Workpapers (Step 4 of 5)

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WorkpaperIFRS 16 — LeasesL2 · L3 · L4

Lessor accounting: classification, finance lease and operating lease

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Objective of the workpaper

Classify the lease at the inception date using the situations and indicators of a transfer of substantially all the risks and rewards; then, for a finance lease, measure the net investment at the implicit rate, any selling profit of a manufacturer or dealer and the finance income for the period; for an operating lease, calculate the straight-line income. Record the corresponding entries.

13 sections · 60 blocks · 13 calculations · 5 entries

  • IFRS 16 §61
  • IFRS 16 §62
  • IFRS 16 §63
  • IFRS 16 §64
  • IFRS 16 §65
  • IFRS 16 §66
  • IFRS 16 §67
  • IFRS 16 §68
  • IFRS 16 §69
  • IFRS 16 §70
  • IFRS 16 §71
  • IFRS 16 §72
  • IFRS 16 §73
  • IFRS 16 §74
  • IFRS 16 §75
  • IFRS 16 §76
  • IFRS 16 §77
  • IFRS 16 §78
  • IFRS 16 §81
  • IFRS 16 §82
  • IFRS 16 §83
  • IFRS 16 §84
  • IFRS 16 §85
  • IFRS 16 §86
  • IFRS 16 §B53
  • IFRS 16 §B54
  • IFRS 16 §B55
  • IFRS 16 §B56
  • IFRS 16 §B57

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Equipment lessor: classification, finance lease and operating lease
Case tasks documented here
  • Calculate the present value of the lease payments of each lease and compare it with fair value.
  • Calculate the net investment in lease A at 1 January 20X1.
  • Which entry do you record at 1 January 20X1 for lease A?
  • Calculate the finance income for 20X1 and the net investment in lease A at 31 December 20X1.
  • Which entries do you record at 31 December 20X1 for lease A?
  • Calculate the lease income for 20X1 on lease B.
  • Which entry do you record at 31 December 20X1 for lease B?
1

Inputs

Inputs
  • Lease analysed by the lessor (underlying asset, lessee, key clauses)

    TextRequired

  • Inception date of the lease

    DateRequired

    20X1-01-01

  • Fair value of the underlying asset at the inception date

    NumberRequired

    507,000

  • Economic life of the underlying asset (in years)

    NumberRequired

    6 years

  • Lease term (in years)

    NumberRequired

    5 years

  • Lease payment receivable no. 1

    NumberRequired

    115,220

    Payments not received at the commencement date: fixed payments (including in substance) less incentives payable, variable payments that depend on an index or a rate, residual value guarantees received, the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised, termination penalties (para. 70). Enter 0 for an unused row.

  • Timing of payment no. 1 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    NumberRequired

    1 units

  • Lease payment receivable no. 2

    Number

    115,220

  • Timing of payment no. 2 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    Number

    2 units

  • Lease payment receivable no. 3

    Number

    115,220

  • Timing of payment no. 3 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    Number

    3 units

  • Lease payment receivable no. 4

    Number

    115,220

  • Timing of payment no. 4 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    Number

    4 units

  • Lease payment receivable no. 5

    Number

    115,220

  • Timing of payment no. 5 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    Number

    5 units

  • Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic)

    NumberRequired

    7 %

  • Present value of the lease payments (sum of the values below)

    NumberRequired

    472,424.75

  • Unguaranteed residual value accruing to the lessor

    Number

    52,000

  • Timing of the residual value (number of periods from the commencement date)

    Number

    5 units

  • Finance lease: net investment in the lease (discounted payments and residual value)

    Number

    509,500

    Finance lease only. The implicit rate is defined so that it includes the initial direct costs (para. 69): for a lessor that is neither a manufacturer nor a dealer, the net investment equals fair value plus those costs. When the rate provided is rounded, the sum of the present values may differ from it by a few cents: the check accepts a difference of up to 1.

  • Lessor other than a manufacturer or dealer: carrying amount of the underlying asset derecognised

    Number

    507,000

    To be entered only for a lessor that is neither a manufacturer nor a dealer: the datum drives the initial recognition entry of the finance lease.

  • Lessor's initial direct costs (included in the net investment)

    Number

    2,500

  • Net investment at the beginning of the period

    Number

    509,500

  • Finance income for the period (implicit rate × outstanding net investment)

    Number

    35,665

  • Lease payments received during the period

    Number

    115,220

  • Closing net investment per the ledger

    Number

    429,945

  • Operating lease: total lease payments over the term (rent-free periods and steps included)

    Number

  • Operating lease: incentives granted to the lessee, deducted (0 if none)

    Number

  • Operating lease: lease payments received in the period

    Number

  • Operating lease: income recognised not yet received in the period

    Number

2

Inputs of a manufacturer or dealer lessor

Inputs
  • Manufacturer or dealer: revenue (lower of fair value and present value at a market rate)

    NumberRequired

    To be entered only for a manufacturer or dealer lessor; an artificially low rate limits the profit to the one obtained at a market rate (paras. 71 and 73).

  • Manufacturer or dealer: cost or carrying amount of the underlying asset

    NumberRequired

    Section to be completed only for a manufacturer or dealer lessor. These two inputs drive the cost of sales, the selling profit and the sale entry: for another lessor, they stay empty and these calculations are not produced, even when the unguaranteed residual value is entered; they then appear as not filled in a section that does not apply.

3

Supporting evidence

Evidence
  • Evidence obtained and referenced (category, document reference)

    EvidenceRequired

4

Classification of the lease

Analysis

IFRS 16 §61IFRS 16 §62IFRS 16 §63IFRS 16 §64IFRS 16 §65IFRS 16 §66IFRS 16 §B53IFRS 16 §B54IFRS 16 §B55IFRS 16 §B56IFRS 16 §B57

  • Situations and indicators of a finance lease

    ChecklistRequired

    • Transfer of ownership by the end of the lease term
    • Purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised at inception
    • Lease term for the major part of the economic life
    • Present value of the lease payments amounting to at least substantially all of the fair value
    • Specialised asset that only the lessee can use without major modifications
    • Cancellation losses, residual value fluctuations or secondary period at a reduced rent for the lessee
    • Indicators not conclusive: analysis of the transfer of substantially all the risks and rewards
    • Land and buildings classified separately (unless the land is immaterial)
    • Classification at the inception date, reassessed only on a modification
5

Finance lease

Analysis

IFRS 16 §67IFRS 16 §68IFRS 16 §69IFRS 16 §70IFRS 16 §71IFRS 16 §72IFRS 16 §73IFRS 16 §74IFRS 16 §75IFRS 16 §76IFRS 16 §77IFRS 16 §78

  • Rules applied to the finance lease

    Checklist

    • Receivable equal to the net investment, measured at the implicit rate
    • Initial direct costs included through the implicit rate
    • Payments included in the net investment
    • Manufacturer or dealer: selling profit at commencement, limited to a market rate
    • Manufacturer or dealer: costs of obtaining the lease expensed at commencement
    • Finance income at a constant periodic rate of return; payments applied against the gross investment
    • Impairment and derecognition under IFRS 9; unguaranteed residual values reviewed
    • Asset classified as held for sale: IFRS 5
6

Operating lease

Analysis

IFRS 16 §81IFRS 16 §82IFRS 16 §83IFRS 16 §84IFRS 16 §85IFRS 16 §86

  • Rules applied to the operating lease

    Checklist

    • Income on a straight-line basis or another more representative systematic basis
    • Costs incurred in earning the income, including depreciation, expensed
    • Initial direct costs added to the carrying amount of the asset and spread
    • Depreciation under IAS 16 or IAS 38 and impairment under IAS 36
    • No selling profit for a manufacturer or dealer
7

Present values, net investment and income

Calculations

IFRS 16 §63IFRS 16 §68IFRS 16 §70IFRS 16 §71IFRS 16 §75IFRS 16 §81

  • Present value of payment receivable no. 1

    CalculationRequired

    107,682.24

    Lease payment receivable no. 1 ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of payment no. 1 (number of periods from the commencement date)

    The ratio of the present value of the payments to fair value is an indicator (para. 63): the standard sets no numerical threshold for substantially all; any threshold used is a documented judgement of the entity.

  • Present value of payment receivable no. 2

    Calculation

    100,637.61

    Lease payment receivable no. 2 ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of payment no. 2 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment receivable no. 3

    Calculation

    94,053.84

    Lease payment receivable no. 3 ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of payment no. 3 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment receivable no. 4

    Calculation

    87,900.79

    Lease payment receivable no. 4 ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of payment no. 4 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment receivable no. 5

    Calculation

    82,150.27

    Lease payment receivable no. 5 ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of payment no. 5 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of the unguaranteed residual value

    Calculation

    37,075.28

    Unguaranteed residual value accruing to the lessor ; Interest rate implicit in the lease (periodic) ; Timing of the residual value (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Discounted payments plus discounted unguaranteed residual value

    Calculation

    509,500.03

    Present value of the lease payments (sum of the values below) ; Present value of the unguaranteed residual value

  • Manufacturer or dealer: net investment recognised (revenue and discounted residual value)

    CalculationRequired

    Manufacturer or dealer: revenue (lower of fair value and present value at a market rate) ; Present value of the unguaranteed residual value

    The engine adds the revenue retained and the discounted unguaranteed residual value: this is the net investment when the rate of the lease is a market rate (paras. 71 and 73).

  • Manufacturer or dealer: cost of sales (cost less discounted residual value)

    Calculation

    Manufacturer or dealer: cost or carrying amount of the underlying asset ; − Present value of the unguaranteed residual value

  • Manufacturer or dealer: selling profit

    CalculationRequired

    Manufacturer or dealer: revenue (lower of fair value and present value at a market rate) ; − Manufacturer or dealer: cost of sales (cost less discounted residual value)

  • Closing net investment recalculated

    Calculation

    429,945

    Net investment at the beginning of the period ; Finance income for the period (implicit rate × outstanding net investment) ; − Lease payments received during the period ; Closing net investment per the ledger

  • Difference with the ledger (0 expected)

    Calculation

    0

    Net investment at the beginning of the period ; Finance income for the period (implicit rate × outstanding net investment) ; − Lease payments received during the period ; Closing net investment per the ledger

  • Annual straight-line operating lease income

    Calculation

    Operating lease: total lease payments over the term (rent-free periods and steps included) ; Operating lease: incentives granted to the lessee, deducted (0 if none) ; Lease term (in years)

8

Journal entries

Entries
  • Lessor: initial recognition of the finance lease

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Net investment in the lease509,500
    Underlying asset derecognised507,000
    Cash (initial direct costs)2,500

    Assumption of this workpaper: for a lessor that is neither a manufacturer nor a dealer, the carrying amount of the asset derecognised equals its fair value, so that the net investment equals that value plus the initial direct costs. The entry family has no profit or loss line: if the carrying amount differs from fair value, the difference is not dealt with by this workpaper, the balance check flags it and the preparer analyses it separately.

  • Manufacturer or dealer: sale and net investment

    Entry

    Debit Net investment in the lease ← Manufacturer or dealer: net investment recognised (revenue and discounted residual value) ; Credit Revenue ← Manufacturer or dealer: revenue (lower of fair value and present value at a market rate) ; Debit Cost of sales ← Manufacturer or dealer: cost of sales (cost less discounted residual value) ; Credit Inventories ← Manufacturer or dealer: cost or carrying amount of the underlying asset

  • Finance income for the period

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Net investment in the lease35,665
    Finance income35,665
  • Receipt of the lease payments

    Entry

    AccountDebitCredit
    Cash115,220
    Net investment in the lease115,220
  • Operating lease income for the period

    Entry

    Debit Cash ← Operating lease: lease payments received in the period ; Debit Accrued lease income ← Operating lease: income recognised not yet received in the period ; Credit Operating lease income ← Annual straight-line operating lease income

9

Classification retained

Judgment

IFRS 16 §62IFRS 16 §63IFRS 16 §64IFRS 16 §65

  • Classification of the lease by the lessor

    JudgmentRequired

    Finance lease (substantially all the risks and rewards transferred)

    Finance lease (substantially all the risks and rewards transferred) / Operating lease

  • Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

10

Conclusion

Conclusion
  • Reasoned classification, net investment or straight-line income, entries

    ConclusionRequired

11

Financial statement impact

FS impact
  • Impact by caption, derived from the entries above (the Notes line refers to the disclosures)

    TableRequired

12

Items passed on to the lessor's note

Disclosure

IFRS 16 §67IFRS 16 §71IFRS 16 §75IFRS 16 §81

  • Amounts documented for the note (Disclosure workpaper)

    Checklist

    • Net investment presented as a receivable
    • Selling profit of the manufacturer or dealer
    • Finance income for the period
    • Operating lease income for the period
13

Normative references

References
  • Paragraphs cited in this workpaper (verification status shown from the register)

    References

14

Checks and financial statement impact

  • The classification is documentedPass
  • The present value of the payments equals the sum of the detailed valuesPass
  • The net investment agrees with the discounted payments plus the discounted residual value (rate rounding accepted)Pass
  • The initial entry is balancedPass
  • The sale entry is balancedNot evaluated
  • The finance income entry is balancedPass
  • The receipt entry is balancedPass
  • The operating lease entry is balancedNot evaluated
Assets
35,665
Liabilities
0
Profit or loss
35,665
OCI
0
Equity
35,665