Category Archives: FASB and IASB Lease Accounting Updates

Up to date information, articles, discussions on the proposed FASB and IASB Lease Accounting Changes

Changes in ASC 842 Topic Lessee Application of Rate Implicit in the Lease – Is the Use of IBR Enough?

In a previous post, we discussed how FASB is finalizing a change in ASC 842: Lease Accounting. As it stands, the change is set to impact every business that adopts GAAP to settle their books. FASB had been releasing updates every now and then to ensure that the new changes are well understood and implemented by the effective date.  Although… Read More »

The New Lease Accounting Standards and Technology Requirements

Earlier this week, I participated on a webinar on the new lease accounting standards. The webinar was given by one of the major accounting firms and was specifically directed at how the new lease standards will impact lessees. One of the polling questions asked of participants during the course of the webinar was whether, in… Read More »

New Transition Option for Lease Standard

Earlier this month, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) which would provide an additional transition option when adopting the new lease accounting standard. Under the proposed ASU, organizations would have the option to use the effective date as the date of adoption instead of at the earliest comparative… Read More »

Governmental Accounting Standards – Leases

In June 2017, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”) issued Statement No. 87 – Leases which establishes new accounting standards to be applied to all lease transactions for state and local governments. The Standard is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with earlier application encouraged. The governmental standard follows most of the… Read More »

New Lease Accounting Guidance Issued

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the new lease accounting standard on February 25, 2016. As it pertains to lessees, the new standard requires that the liability for all leases (except narrowly defined short-term leases) must be recognized on the balance sheet of a lessee at the discounted present value of future lease payments… Read More »