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On January 1, Year 1, a lessee signed a five-year equipment lease with annual payments of $100,000 beginning December 31, Year 1. The lessee treated this transaction as a capital lease. The five lease payments have a present value of $379,000 at January 1, Year 1, based on interest of 10%. What amount should the lessee report as interest expense for the year ended December 31, Year 1?
Interest expense for the year ended December 31, Year 1 is | $ 37,900.00 | ||||||||||||
Working: | |||||||||||||
Year | Beginning lease liability | Interest expense | Annual payment | Reduction in principal | Ending lease liability | ||||||||
a | b=a*10% | c | d=c-b | e=a-d | |||||||||
1 | $ 3,79,000.00 | $ 37,900.00 | $ 1,00,000.00 | $ 62,100.00 | $ 3,16,900.00 | ||||||||
2 | 3,16,900.00 | $ 31,690.00 | $ 1,00,000.00 | $ 68,310.00 | $ 2,48,590.00 | ||||||||
3 | 2,48,590.00 | $ 24,859.00 | $ 1,00,000.00 | $ 75,141.00 | $ 1,73,449.00 | ||||||||
4 | 1,73,449.00 | $ 17,344.90 | $ 1,00,000.00 | $ 82,655.10 | $ 90,793.90 | ||||||||
5 | 90,793.90 | $ 9,206.10 | $ 1,00,000.00 | $ 90,793.90 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | $ 1,21,000.00 | $ 5,00,000.00 | $ 3,79,000.00 | ||||||||||
Note: | |||||||||||||
Difference in the last year is adjusted with interest expense. |