Currently, U.S. GAAP requires lease renewal options to be factored into the measurement of the lease asset and liability only if exercise of the renewal option is reasonably assured (FASB 2010d, ASC 840-10-25-6). Because many renewal options fail to meet this criterion, lessees are able to keep significant portions of their likely lease terms off-balance sheet. Ignoring options when accounting for leases is problematic because it invites transaction structuring. For example, under current accounting standards, a fixed-term lease that would otherwise qualify for capitalization because it extends for more than 75 percent of the leased asset’s useful life can be rewritten as a lease with a shorter minimum term and options to renew for an equivalent total lease term. Furthermore, eliminating the operating lease classification would not remove the problem because
an n-year lease can still be written as a one-year lease with n1 annual options to renew. Thus,
ignoring lease options creates a structuring opportunity for preparers.
Currently, U.S. GAAP requires lease renewal options to be factored into the measurement of the lease asset and liability only if exercise of the renewal option is reasonably assured (FASB 2010d, ASC 840-10-25-6). Because many renewal options fail to meet this criterion, lessees are able to keep significant portions of their likely lease terms off-balance sheet. Ignoring options when accounting for leases is problematic because it invites transaction structuring. For example, under current accounting standards, a fixed-term lease that would otherwise qualify for capitalization because it extends for more than 75 percent of the leased asset’s useful life can be rewritten as a lease with a shorter minimum term and options to renew for an equivalent total lease term. Furthermore, eliminating the operating lease classification would not remove the problem because
an n-year lease can still be written as a one-year lease with n1 annual options to renew. Thus,
ignoring lease options creates a structuring opportunity for preparers.
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