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Present value of the minimum lease payments $230,863
So, the amount of the capitalized lease asset is $230,863.
E12–4. Accounting and reporting for lessee (LO 5)
(AICPA adapted)
Requirement 1:
To compute the 12/31/2015 lease liability amount, we can construct an
amortization schedule.
Interest
on Unpaid
Obligation
Reduction of
Lease
Obligation
We can see from the amortization table that the reduction of the lease liability
in 2014 is the entire $100,000 rental payment. In 2015, interest accrues on
only $576,000, so the interest expense for 2015 is 10% of $576,000
($57,600), and the lease obligation is reduced by $42,400 to $533,600.
need to look at the next year on the amortization schedule.
Interest on
Unpaid
Obligation
Reduction of
Lease
Obligation
We can see that in 2016, the reduction of the lease obligation will be $46,640.
The current portion of the lease obligation on December 31, 2015, is equal to
the reduction in the lease obligation that will take place in 2016, i.e., $46,640.