Kapiti Ltd runs a successful chain of fashion boutiques, but has been experiencing significant cash...
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Kapiti Ltd runs a successful chain of fashion boutiques, but has been experiencing significant cash flow problems. The directors are examining a proposal made by an accounting consultant that all the shops currently owned by the company be sold and either leased back or the businesses moved to alternative leased shops. The directors are keen on the plan but are puzzled by the consultants insistence that all lease agreements for the shops be operating rather than finance leases.
Meanwhile, Scarlett Ltd agreed to lease their 5 buildings to Kapiti Ltd.
The lease agreement details are as follows:
Length of lease
10 years
Commencement date
1 July 2020
Annual lease payment, payable 1 July each year commencing 1 July 2020 ($120000 x 5)
$600 000
Estimated economic life of the building
10 years
Annual Interest rate implicit in the lease
10%
The Chairman of the Board directed the Company Accountant to submit a detailed report on the above project.
Required
Explain, by reference to the requirements of AASB 117, why the consultant prefers operating to finance leases.
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