ACC For LEASE
ACC For LEASE
ACC For LEASE
BASIC CONCEPTS
Under PFRS 16, LEASE is a CONTRACT or part of a contract that conveys the right to use an underlying asset for a period
of time in exchange for consideration.
In a lease contract, the parties are:
LESSEE – The entity that obtains the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for
consideration.
LESSOR – The provides the right to use an underlying asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
RIGHT TO CONTROL THE USE OF THE ASSET
An entity has the right to control the use of an identified asset if it has both of the following throughout the period of use:
The right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the identified asset.
The customer can obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset by having EXCLUSIVE
USE of the asset throughout the period.
The right to direct the use of the identified asset.
A customer has the right to direct use of the asset when the customer has the right to DIRECT HOW and
FOR WHAT PURPOSE the asset is used throughout the period of use.
IDENTIFIED ASSET
An identified asset is requirement for a contract of lease to exist. An asset can be identified by being EXPLICITLY
specified in a contract or IMPLICITLY specified when made available to the customer.
NOTES:
PORTIONS OF ASSETS: A portion of an asset is an identified asset if it is physically distinct. If not physically
distinct, the portion is not an identified asset, unless it represents substantially all of the capacity of the asset
thereby providing the customer the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the asset.
SUBSTANTIVE SUBSTITUTION RIGHTS: An asset is not an identified asset if the supplier has the substantive right to
substitute it throughout the period of use.
LEASE TERM
PFRS 16 defines lease term as the NON-CANCELLABLE period of for which the lessee has the right to use the
underlying asset together with both:
Periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option.
Periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option.
ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES – LESSEE
Under PFRS 16, a lessee shall account the lease by recognizing a LEASE LIABILITY and RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET at the
commencement date.
Simply stated, the general accounting of leases on the lessee’s perspective is FINANCE LEASE.
On the other hand, a lessee may elect not to apply the FINANCE LEASE MODEL and make an accounting policy election to
apply the operating lease model in two OPTIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
1) SHORT-TERM LEASE
This is a lease that has a term of 12 MONTHS OR LESS at the commencement of the lease.
NOTE: A lease that contains a purchase option is NOT a short-term lease. The election of short-term lease is made
based on the class of underlying asset to which the right of use relates.
2) LOW VALUE LEASE
The assessment of value is based on the value of the asset when it is new, regardless of the age of the asset being
leased.
Typically, low value underlying assets include personal computers, office furniture and
telephones. NOTE: Low value asset is a matter of PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT
MEASUREMENT OF LEASE LIABILITY