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Under ASC 842, the classification depends on whether the lease transfers substantially all risks and rewards of ownership. Finance leases typically meet criteria like transfer of ownership, bargain purchase option, lease term covering major part of asset life, or present value of payments equaling substantially all of fair value. Operating leases are all other leases. Both require right-of-use asset and lease liability recognition, but expense patterns differ.
The lease liability equals the present value of future lease payments using the rate implicit in the lease or the lessee's incremental borrowing rate. The ROU asset starts at the same amount as the lease liability, then add initial direct costs and prepaid rent, minus any lease incentives received. They diverge over time due to different amortization patterns.
A short-term lease has a term of 12 months or less at commencement and does not include a purchase option the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise. Lessees can elect not to recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases, instead recognizing lease expense on a straight-line basis.
Focus on three areas: (1) classification criteria memorization, (2) initial measurement calculations including PV of payments, and (3) subsequent measurement differences between operating and finance leases. Practice journal entries for both lease types and understand how modifications affect accounting. Our question bank targets these exact patterns.