On January 1, 2019, Caswell Company signs a 10-year cancelable (at the option of either party) agreement to lease a storage building from Wake Company. The following information pertains to this lease agreement: 1. The agreement requires rental payments of $100,000 at the beginning of each year. 2. The cost and fair value of the building on January 1, 2019, is $2 million. The storage building has not been specialized for Caswell. 3. The building has an estimated economic life of 50 years, with no residual value. Caswell depreciates similar buildings according to the straight-line method. 4. The lease does not contain a renewable option clause. At the termination of the lease, the building reverts to the lessor. 5. Caswell’s incremental borrowing rate is 14% per year. Wake set the annual rental to ensure a 16% rate of return (the loss in service value anticipated for the term of the lease). Caswell knows the implicit interest rate. 6. Executory costs of $7,000 annually, related to taxes on the property, are paid by Caswell directly to the taxing authority on Dec. 31 of each year.   Required: 1. Prepare appropriate journal entries on the lessee’s books to reflect the signing of the lease agreement and to record the payments and expenses related to this lease for the years 2019 and 2020. GENERAL JOURNAL Score: 105/113     DATE ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT 1 Jan 1 Right-of Use Asset ?   2   Lease Liability   ? 3 Jan 1 Lease Liability 100,000   4   Cash   100,000 5 Dec 31 Lease Expense 100,000   6   Right-of Use Asset   ? 7   Lease Liability   ? 8 Dec 31 Tax Expense 7,000   9   Cash   7,000 GENERAL JOURNAL     DATE ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT 1 Jan 1 Lease Liability 100,000   2   Cash   100,000 3 Dec 31 Lease Expense 100,000   4   Lease Liability   ? 5   Cash   ? 6 Dec 31 Tax Expense 7,000   7   Cash   7,000   I need to know what is the debit and credit amount for the 1st and 3rd transaction in the first year. I need to know what the credit amount is for the 2nd transaction in the 2nd year.

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On January 1, 2019, Caswell Company signs a 10-year cancelable (at the option of either party) agreement to lease a storage building from Wake Company. The following information pertains to this lease agreement:
1. The agreement requires rental payments of $100,000 at the beginning of each year.
2. The cost and fair value of the building on January 1, 2019, is $2 million. The storage building has not been specialized for Caswell.
3. The building has an estimated economic life of 50 years, with no residual value. Caswell depreciates similar buildings according to the straight-line method.
4. The lease does not contain a renewable option clause. At the termination of the lease, the building reverts to the lessor.
5. Caswell’s incremental borrowing rate is 14% per year. Wake set the annual rental to ensure a 16% rate of return (the loss in service value anticipated for the term of the lease). Caswell knows the implicit interest rate.
6. Executory costs of $7,000 annually, related to taxes on the property, are paid by Caswell directly to the taxing authority on Dec. 31 of each year.
 
Required:
1. Prepare appropriate journal entries on the lessee’s books to reflect the signing of the lease agreement and to record the payments and expenses related to this lease for the years 2019 and 2020.
GENERAL JOURNAL
Score: 105/113
 
  DATE ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT
1
Jan 1 Right-of Use Asset
?
 
2
 
Lease Liability
 
?
3
Jan 1 Lease Liability 100,000
 
4
 
Cash
 
100,000
5
Dec 31 Lease Expense 100,000
 
6
 
Right-of Use Asset
 
?
7
 
Lease Liability
 
?
8
Dec 31 Tax Expense 7,000
 
9
 
Cash
 
7,000
GENERAL JOURNAL
 
  DATE ACCOUNT TITLE DEBIT CREDIT
1
Jan 1 Lease Liability
100,000
 
2
 
Cash
 
100,000
3
Dec 31
Lease Expense 100,000
 
4
 
Lease Liability
 
?
5
 
Cash
 
?
6
Dec 31
Tax Expense
7,000
 
7
 
Cash
 
7,000
 
I need to know what is the debit and credit amount for the 1st and 3rd transaction in the first year.
I need to know what the credit amount is for the 2nd transaction in the 2nd year.
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