In: Accounting
For a capital lease with no salvage value or bargain purchase option, the amount recorded initially by the lessee as the leased asset should normally:
Select one:
a. Exceed the total of the minimum lease payments.
b. Exceed the present value of the minimum lease payments at the beginning of the lease.
c. Equal the total of the minimum lease payments.
d. Equal the present value of the minimum lease payments at the beginning of the lease.
Answer: Option D - Equal the present value of the minimum lease payments at the | ||||||||
beginning of the lease | ||||||||
Explanation | ||||||||
Amount recorded for Capital lease Asset in the books of lessee will be lower of: | ||||||||
1) Fair value of asset | ||||||||
2) Present value of minimum lease payments | ||||||||
Present value of minimum lease payments will be calculated using discount rate | ||||||||
implicit in the lease or incremental borrowing rate can be used. | ||||||||