On December 31, 2012, Reagan Inc. signed a lease for some equipment having a
eight-year useful life with Silver Leasing Co. The lease payments are made by Reagan
annually, beginning at signing date. Title does not transfer to the lessee, so the
equipment will be returned to the lessor on December 31, 2018. There is no bargain
purchase option, and Reagan guarantees a residual value to the lessor on termination of
the lease.
Reagan’s lease amortization schedule appears below:
In this situation, Reagan: A. Is the lessee in a sales-type lease.
B. Is the lessee in a capital lease.
C. Is the lessor in a capital lease.
D. Is the lessor in a sales-type lease.
Answer:
If the leaseback portion of a sale-leaseback transaction is classified as a capital lease: A.
Any gain is deferred and recognized as a reduction of rent expense.