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WorkpaperIFRS 16 — LeasesL2 · L3 · L4

Lease term and discount rate of the lessee

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Objective of the workpaper

Determine the non-cancellable period, assess option by option whether the lessee is reasonably certain to extend or not to terminate, use the implicit rate if readily determinable or else the incremental borrowing rate, and measure the effect on the present value of the lease payments.

9 sections · 36 blocks · 5 calculations · 0 entries

  • IFRS 16 §18
  • IFRS 16 §19
  • IFRS 16 §20
  • IFRS 16 §21
  • IFRS 16 §26
  • IFRS 16 §27
  • IFRS 16 §28
  • IFRS 16 §B34
  • IFRS 16 §B35
  • IFRS 16 §B36
  • IFRS 16 §B37
  • IFRS 16 §B38
  • IFRS 16 §B39
  • IFRS 16 §B40
  • IFRS 16 §B42

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Analysis of a transport contract: lease or service, components, term and exemptions
Case task documented here
  • Determine the lease term of lot A.
1

Inputs

Inputs
  • Lease analysed (underlying asset, parties, commencement date)

    TextRequired

  • Commencement date of the lease

    DateRequired

    20X2-01-01

  • Non-cancellable period (in years), including rent-free periods

    NumberRequired

    3 years

  • Options in the contract (extension, termination, purchase) and economic factors

    Table

    TERMINATION_OPTION · TERMINATION · 1 | EXTENSION_OPTION · EXTENSION · 2

  • Lease term retained (in years)

    NumberRequired

    4 years

  • Interest rate implicit in the lease, if it can be readily determined

    Number

  • Lessee's incremental borrowing rate (similar term, security and environment)

    Number

  • Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 1

    Number

    Enter only the payments not yet paid at the commencement date, grouped by due date: fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less lease incentives receivable, variable payments that depend on an index or a rate measured at the commencement date, amounts expected under a residual value guarantee, the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised, termination penalties if the lease term reflects termination (paras. 26 and 27). Enter 0 for an unused row; the timing is expressed in the same periodicity as the rate.

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

    Number

  • Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 2

    Number

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

    Number

  • Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 3

    Number

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

    Number

  • Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 4

    Number

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

    Number

  • Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 5

    Number

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

    Number

  • Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate)

    Number

    The payments, the rate and the lease liability are entered when the workpaper is also used to measure the lease liability. For an analysis of the lease term only, they stay empty: the choice of rate and the check on the lease liability are then shown as not covered.

  • Lease liability at the commencement date (sum of the present values below)

    Number

2

Supporting evidence

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

    EvidenceRequired

3

Lease term

Analysis

IFRS 16 §18IFRS 16 §19IFRS 16 §B34IFRS 16 §B35IFRS 16 §B36IFRS 16 §B37IFRS 16 §B38IFRS 16 §B39IFRS 16 §B40

  • Components of the term

    ChecklistRequired

    • Enforceable period: ends when each party can terminate without the consent of the other, with no more than an insignificant penalty
    • Termination option of the lessee alone considered; option of the lessor alone included in the non-cancellable period
    • Term beginning at the commencement date, rent-free periods included
    • Extension periods reasonably certain added
    • Periods covered by a termination option reasonably certain not to be exercised added
  • Factors creating an economic incentive

    Checklist

    • Terms of the optional periods compared with market rates
    • Significant leasehold improvements providing a benefit at the exercise date
    • Costs relating to termination (negotiation, relocation, restoration)
    • Importance of the asset to the lessee's operations
    • Option combined with a residual value guarantee ensuring a substantially similar return
    • Short non-cancellable period making extension more likely
    • Lessee's past practice and economic reasons
  • Subsequent monitoring of the term

    Checklist

    • Significant event within the control of the lessee: reassessment of the option
    • Change in the non-cancellable period: revision of the term
4

Payments and discount rate

Analysis

IFRS 16 §26IFRS 16 §27IFRS 16 §28IFRS 16 §B42

  • Checks on payments and rate

    Checklist

    • Implicit rate used if readily determinable, otherwise incremental borrowing rate
    • Payments retained consistent with the term and the options retained
    • Variable payments linked to an index measured with the index or rate at the commencement date
    • In-substance fixed payments identified
5

Lease liability at the rate retained

Calculations

IFRS 16 §26IFRS 16 §27

  • Present value of payment no. 1

    CalculationRequired

    Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 1 ; Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate) ; Timing of payment no. 1 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment no. 2

    Calculation

    Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 2 ; Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate) ; Timing of payment no. 2 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment no. 3

    Calculation

    Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 3 ; Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate) ; Timing of payment no. 3 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment no. 4

    Calculation

    Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 4 ; Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate) ; Timing of payment no. 4 (number of periods from the commencement date)

  • Present value of payment no. 5

    Calculation

    Lease payment not yet paid at the commencement date no. 5 ; Periodic discount rate retained (interest rate implicit in the lease or lessee's incremental borrowing rate) ; Timing of payment no. 5 (number of periods from the commencement date)

6

Options and discount rate

Judgment

IFRS 16 §18IFRS 16 §19IFRS 16 §B37IFRS 16 §26

  • Options reflected in the lease term

    JudgmentRequired

    Period covered by a termination option reasonably certain not to be exercised included

    Non-cancellable period only (no option reasonably certain) / Extension period reasonably certain included / Period covered by a termination option reasonably certain not to be exercised included

  • Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

  • Discount rate retained

    JudgmentRequired

    Interest rate implicit in the lease (readily determinable) / Lessee's incremental borrowing rate

    The standard sets the hierarchy (implicit rate if readily determinable, otherwise incremental borrowing rate, para. 26) but not the method for building the incremental borrowing rate: that method and its inputs are documented judgements.

  • Rationale: facts relied on, analysis, alternative rejected

    TextRequired

7

Conclusion

Conclusion
  • Lease term retained justified option by option and rate documented

    ConclusionRequired

8

Items passed on to the lease note

Disclosure

IFRS 16 §18IFRS 16 §26

  • Items documented for the note (Disclosure workpaper)

    Checklist

    • Options not reflected in the term and the related payments
    • Nature of the rate retained (implicit or incremental borrowing) and main inputs
9

Normative references

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

    References

10

Checks and financial statement impact

  • The lease term retained is documentedPass
  • The choice of rate is documentedNot evaluated
  • The lease liability equals the sum of the present valuesNot evaluated
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