Accounting for Leases

Practice Questions

CPA Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) › Accounting for Leases

Questions
6
1

During which period of time should a lessee amortize a leased property? The lease is a finance lease and contains a written option to purchase.

2

A firm sold its headquarters building at a gain, and simultaneously leased back the building. The lease was reporting as a finance lease under US GAAP. At the time of sale, the sale-leaseback will be considered:

3

ABC leased equipment to DEF under a noncancellable lease with a transfer of title. Will ABC record depreciation expense on the leased asset and interest revenue related to the lease?

4

Which of the following is not among the criteria that must be met to record a lease as a capital lease?

5

The Global Group leases an asset from Earth Co for 8 years. The life of the asset is expected to be 10 years. If the lease does NOT contain a bargain purchase option or a transfer of title, which of the following is correct?

6

In Year 3, Meyer Corp sold an asset for $900,000 to Sailer Corp and simultaneously leased it back for 5 years. The assets remaining life was 53 years, and the carrying value on the date of the sale was $640,000. The annual lease payments were $180,000 per year. How much gain should be recognized by Meyer in Year 3?

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