Practice questions
Leases
The following trial balance relates to Fryatt at May X:
The following notes are relevant:
Plant and equipment is to be depreciated on the reducing balance
basis at a rate of per annum. The property cost includes land
at a cost of $ The building is depreciated over years on
a straight line basis. All depreciation is charged to cost of sales.
On June X Fryatt commenced using an item of plant and
machinery under a lease agreement, making three annual payments
of $ The first payment was made on May and has
been charged to cost of sales. The present value of the minimum
lease payments is $ and if Fryatt had purchased the plant
outright it would have cost $ Under the terms of the lease
Fryatt is responsible for repairing and insuring the plant and has the
option to extend the lease at a reduced rental at the end of the
years. The plant has an estimated useful life of six years, with a
negligible value at the end of this period. The rate of interest implicit
in the lease is
The directors have estimated the provision for income tax for the
year to May at $
Required:
Prepare the statement of profit or loss for Fryatt for the year to
May X and a statement of financial position at that date, in a
form suitable for presentation to the shareholders and in
accordance with the requirements of International Accounting
Standards.
Theoretical questions:
Definition of leasing agreement
Substance over form concept in relation to finance lease accounting
Summary of accounting entries for accounting for lease