In: Accounting
On January 1, 2018, Worchester Construction leased International
Harvester equipment from Newton LeaseCorp. Newton LeaseCorp
purchased the equipment from Wellesley Harvester at a cost of
$999,738. Worchester borrowing rate for similar transactions is
10%.
The lease agreement specified four annual payments of $197,000
beginning January 1, 2018, the beginning of the lease, and at each
December 31 thereafter through 2020. The useful life of the
equipment is estimated to be six years. The present value of those
four payments at a discount rate of 10% is $686,910.
On January 1, 2020 (after two years and three payments), the
Worchester and Newton agreed to extend the lease term by two years.
The market rate of interest at that time was 9%.
Required:
1. Prepare the appropriate entries for
Worchester Construction on January 1, 2020, to adjust its lease
liability for the lease modification.
2. Prepare all appropriate entries for Newton
LeaseCorp on January 1, 2020, to record the lease
modification.
3. Prepare all appropriate entries for Worchester
Construction on December 31, 2020, related to the lease.
4. Prepare all appropriate entries for on December
31, 2020, related to the lease.