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Chapter 21: 3CA_b (page 1251)

Question: (Lessee Capitalization Criteria) On January 1, Santiago Company, a lessee, entered into three noncancelable leases for brand-new equipment, Lease L, Lease M, and Lease N. None of the three leases transfers ownership of the equipment to Santiago at the end of the lease term. For each of the three leases, the present value at the beginning of the lease term of the minimum lease payments, excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, is 75% of the fair value of the equipment.

The following information is peculiar to each lease.

  1. Lease L does not contain a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 80% of the estimated economic life of the equipment.
  2. Lease M contains a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 50% of the estimated economic life of the equipment.
  3. Lease N does not contain a bargain-purchase option. The lease term is equal to 50% of the estimated economic life of the equipment.

Instructions

(b) What amount, if any, should Santiago record as a liability at the inception of the lease for each of the three leases above?

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Santiago Company should record as a liability at the inception of the lease only for leases L and M.

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01

 Meaning of Lease Capital 

A capital lease is one in which the lessor simply funds the leased asset, and the lessee retains all other ownership rights. As a result, the item is recorded as the lessee's property in the lessee's general ledger as a fixed asset.

02

Explaining the amount that Santiago should record as a liability at the inception of the lease for each of the three leases above.

For Lease L, Santiago Company should record an amount equal to the present value at the beginning of the lease period of the minimum lease payments during the lease duration as a liability at the lease's initiation. This figure eliminates the percentage of the payments that represent the lessor's executory costs, such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes, as well as any profit earned. If the sum so calculated exceeds the fair value of the equipment at the start of the lease, the fair value should be recorded as a liability.

For Lease M, Santiago Company should record an amount computed in the same way as Lease L as a liability at the lease's beginning, and the payment required under the bargain-purchase option should be included in the minimum lease payments at its current value.

For Lease N, Santiago Company should not record a liability at the inception of the lease.

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The following are four independent situations.

On December 31, 2017, Wasicsko Co. sold a machine to Cross Co. and simultaneously leased it back for one year. The sales price of the machine was \(480,000, the carrying amount is \)420,000, and it had an estimated remaining useful life of 14 years. The present value of the rental payments for the one year is $35,000. At December 31, 2017, how much should Wasicsko report as deferred revenue from the sale of the machine?

Winston Industries and Ewing Inc. enter into an agreement that requires Ewing Inc. to build three diesel-electric engines to Winston’s specifications. Upon completion of the engines, Winston has agreed to lease them for a period of 10 years and to assume all costs and risks of ownership. The lease is noncancelable, becomes effective on January 1, 2017, and requires annual rental payments of \(413,971 each January 1, starting January 1, 2017.

Winston’s incremental borrowing rate is 10%. The implicit interest rate used by Ewing Inc. and known to Winston is 8%. The total cost of building the three engines is \)2,600,000. The economic life of the engines is estimated to be 10 years, with residual value set at zero. Winston depreciates similar equipment on a straight-line basis. At the end of the lease, Winston assumes title to the engines. Collectibility of the lease payments is reasonably certain; no uncertainties exist relative to unreimbursable lessor costs.

Instructions

(d) Prepare the journal entries for both the lessee and lessor to record the first rental payment on January 1, 2017.

Use the information for Rick Kleckner Corporation from BE21-3. Assume that at December 31, 2017, Kleckner made an adjusting entry to accrue interest expense of \(29,530 on the lease. Prepare Kleckner’s January 1, 2018, journal entry to record the second lease payment of \)53,920.

Rick Kleckner Corporation recorded a capital lease at \(300,000 on January 1, 2017. The interest rate is 12%. Kleckner Corporation made the first lease payment of \)53,920 on January 1, 2017. The lease requires eight annual payments. The equipment has a useful life of 8 years with no salvage value. Prepare Kleckner Corporation’s December 31, 2017, adjusting entries.

Assume that on January 1, 2017, Kimberly-Clark Corp. signs a 10-year noncancelable lease agreement to lease a storage building from Sheffield Storage Company. The following information pertains to this lease agreement. 1. The agreement requires equal rental payments of \(72,000 beginning on January 1, 2017. 2. The fair value of the building on January 1, 2017, is \)440,000. 3. The building has an estimated economic life of 12 years, with an unguaranteed residual value of \(10,000. Kimberly-Clark depreciates similar buildings on the straight-line method. 4. The lease is nonrenewable. At the termination of the lease, the building reverts to the lessor. 5. Kimberly-Clark’s incremental borrowing rate is 12% per year. The lessor’s implicit rate is not known by Kimberly-Clark. 6. The yearly rental payment includes \)2,471 of executory costs related to taxes on the property.

Instructions

Prepare the journal entries on the lessee’s books to reflect the signing of the lease agreement and to record the payments and expenses related to this lease for the years 2017 and 2018. Kimberly-Clark’s corporate year-end is December 31.

(Lessee Entries and Balance Sheet Presentation, Capital Lease) Ludwick Steel Company as lessee signed a lease agreement for equipment for 5 years, beginning December 31, 2017. Annual rental payments of \(40,000 are to be made at the beginning of each lease year (December 31). The taxes, insurance, and the maintenance costs are the obligation of the lessee. The interest rate used by the lessor in setting the payment schedule is 9%; Ludwick’s incremental borrowing rate is 10%. Ludwick is unaware of the rate being used by the lessor. At the end of the lease, Ludwick has the option to buy the equipment for \)1, considerably below its estimated fair value at that time. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value. Ludwick uses the straight-line method of depreciation on similar owned equipment.

Instructions

  1. Prepare the journal entry or entries, with explanations, that should be recorded on December 31, 2017, by Ludwick.
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