Lease Accounting

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Lease Accounting

Information on financial accounting and reporting issues in the equipment finance space and their impact on the industry.

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COVID-19 Resources

ELFA Webinar: Lease and Loan Modifications and Restructurings in the COVID-19 Environment

ELFA submitted a comment letter to the FASB on May 5 in support of their proposal to grant a one-year effective date delay for certain stakeholders applying leases and revenue recognition guidance. Read ELFA's letter and the FASB proposal.

Q&A - The FASB has developed a Q&A to respond to frequently asked questions about accounting for lease concessions related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

Guidance - Given the severity of the broad COVID-19 impacts on the economy, industries and individual businesses, the major accounting firms have been publishing guidance on some of the accounting and reporting implications that companies need to consider in 2020. Read more.

FASB to Delay Lease Accounting Standard for Some Private Companies & Non-Profits - The Journal of Accountancy reported that, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, FASB voted on April 8 to propose delaying the effective dates of its lease accounting standard for certain entities.

Update

FASB to Delay Lease Accounting Standard for Some Private Companies & Non-Profits
The Journal of Accountancy reported that, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, FASB voted on April 8 to propose delaying the effective dates of its lease accounting standard for certain entities.

FASB delays implementation of accounting standards for some companies - The Financial Accounting Standards Board voted on Oct. 16 to extend the implementation deadline for several accounting standards, giving many U.S. companies additional time to prepare. The effective dates will be delayed for private companies and certain other entities for FASB’s standards on accounting for leases, credit losses (known as CECL), and hedging. Read more.

INSIGHT: Should I Lease or Buy? New Tax and Accounting Rules Add Complexity - In this Bloomberg Tax article, ELFA member Bill Bosco analyzes the reasons companies lease and demonstrates how choosing the right lease product and structure can result in improved financial results. Read more.

EL&F Articles

CECL: A New Accounting Standard and a Challenging Credit Environment

Adopting the current expected credit loss (CECL) impairment mode has proved challenging within a pandemic-impacted economic environment.
Lease Modifications and COVID-19:
Accounting and Operational Concerns

The coming months will be challenging as lessors work through the many accounting issues created by the pandemic

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Articles

Independents: Niche Focus for Continued Success

This issue of the Journal features articles on Customer EaaS Solutions and Independents
Accounting for Alternatives Energy Investments By Joseph P. Sebik

The U.S. tax code includes substancial tax intax incentives in the form of tax credits to promote new alternative energy projects.

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Submit Your Lease Accounting Questions

To help you prepare for the new lease accounting standard, ASC 842, ELFA’s Financial Accounting Committee has created a Lease Accounting Resource Group (LARG) comprised of key industry lease accounting experts. The goal of the LARG is to solicit or identify technical accounting questions and issues related to the implementation of ASC 842 and provide ELFA members with opinions and guidance to consider in your implementation. Learn more and submit your questions or concerns.

Lessor Tools

Lessee Tools

Access educational resources to share with your end-user customers on ELFA's Equipment Finance Advantage end-user website, including an FAQ document, tip sheets and more.

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