11. Should operating leases and capital leases be treated as debt? Why?
First, we need to understand the difference between operating lease and capital lease.
Operating lease is where the ownership of the asset is retained by the lessor whereas in case of capital lease the ownership of the asset might be transferred to the lessee at the end of lease term.
Capital lease is treated as debt. In case of capital lease, the assets needs to be recognized and claim depreciation and interest on lease amount. At the same time, the debt also needs to be recognizes as a liability for the outstanding lease payment installment.
In case of operating lease, as the ownership is not transferred, so only periodic lease payment is considered as an expense
11. Should operating leases and capital leases be treated as debt? Why?
Exercise 9-3 Compare operating and capital leases (LO9-3, 9-8) Coney Island enters into a lease agreement for a new ride valued at $3.7 million. Prior to this agreement, the company's total assets are $30.1 million and its total liabilities are $16.7 million Required 1. Calculate total stockholders' equity prior to the lease agreement. (Enter your answer in millions not in dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places. (i.e. $5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) Stockholders' equitymillion 2. & 3. Calculate the...
Exercise 9-3 Compare operating and capital leases (LO9-3, 9-8) Coney Island enters into a lease agreement for a new ride valued at $3.2 million. Prior to this agreement, the company's total assets are $28.6 million and its total liabilities are $16.2 million Required: 1. Calculate total stockholders' equity prior to the lease agreement. (Enter your answer in millions not in dollars, rounded to 2 decimal places. (i.e. $5,500,000 should be entered as 5.5).) Stockholders' equi million 2. & 3. Calculate...
Using off-balance sheet leases (operating leases) to acquire assets instead of purchasing them (with debt) will tend to: a. make a company appear more risky than it actually is because its debt ratio will be higher. b. make a company appear less risky than it actually is because its debt ratio will be lower. c. affect a company's cash flows but not its degree of risk. d. have no effect on either cash flows or risk because the cash flows...
YUM! Brands, Inc., reports the following footnote relating to its capital and operating leases in its 2015 10-K report ($ millions). Future minimum commitments under noncancelable leases are set forth below. At December 26, 2015, the present value of minimum payments under capital leases was $169 million. Commitments ($ millions) Capital Operating 2016 $20 $672 2017 20 620 2018 20 569 2019 20 516 2020 19 457 Thereafter 188 2,123 $287 $4,957 Confirm that the implicit rate on YUM!'s capital...
Analyzing and Interpreting Footnote on Operating and Capital Leases Assume Verizon Communications, Inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-K report. The aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at December 31, 2010, are as follows: Years (dollars in millions) Capital Leases Operating Leases 2011 $ 83 $ 1,449 2012 71 1,316 2013 67 1,056 2014 63 806 2015 46 527 Thereafter 161 1,937 Total minimum rental commitments 491 $ 7,091...
Analyzing and Interpreting Footnote on Operating and Capital Leases Verizon Communications, Inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-K report. The aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at December 31, 2015, are as follows: Years ($ millions) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total minimum rental commitments Capital Leases Operating Leases $2,744 2,486 2,211 1,939 1,536 7,297 $18,213 $302 278 187 97 45 159 1,068 Less interest and executory costs...
Analyzing and Interpreting Footnote on Both Operating and Capital Leases Verizon Communications Inc. provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-K report. The aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at December 31, 2014, are: (in millions) 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Thereafter Capital Leases Operating Leases $2,499 2,245 1,960 1,660 1,369 4,670 $14,403 $181 137 113 68 60 Total minimum rental commitments 598
What are the results from the proposed changes to lease accounting on operating and capital leases. Identify how the right to use model will impact financial reporting, indicate how companies are likely to manage the change in reporting. What recommendations could be made to CFOs of retailers , service providers, and other businesses that lease several locations or have substantial leases of real estate or other assets. What are the pros and cons of each approach.
Analyzing and Interpreting Footnote on Operating and Capital Leases Verizon Communications, Inc., provides the following footnote relating to its leasing activities in its 10-K report. The aggregate minimum rental commitments under noncancelable leases for the periods shown at December 31, 2010, are as follows: Years (dollars in millions) Capital Leases Operating Leases 2011 $ 97 $ 1,898 2012 74 1,720 2013 70 1,471 2014 54 1,255 2015 42 1,012 Thereafter 81 5,277 Total minimum rental commitments 418 $ 12,633 Less...
A large number of firms are involved in leases. These leases may include renting of office or warehouse space (typically in the form of operating leases) or the leasing of building and/or equipment, which may consist of capital leases. Our topic on this discussion board is capital leases. Please answer the following questions after reading the assigned chapters. What are the four capitalization criteria and which one is not controversial and difficult to apply in practice? What are two differences...