Concept explainers
Lease
Lease is a contractual agreement whereby the right to use an asset for a particular period of time is provided by the owner of the asset to the user of the asset. The owner, who possesses the asset, is termed as ‘Lessor’ and user, to whom the right is transferred to, is termed as ‘Lessee’.
A company would lease a long term asset rather than going for buying or issuing long term bonds for the following reasons:
- Long term lease do not require speedy payment of cash.
- The rental payment for lease is entirely tax deductible.
- The lease rent is lesser than the short term lease.
Therefore, company would favor opting for a leasing as a long-term asset rather than buy it or issue long-term bonds.
Effective interest rate of amortization bond
Effective interest rate method of amortization is a process of amortizing premium on bond or discount on bond, which allocates the different amount of interest expense in each period of interest payment, but at a constant percentage rate.
To prepare: lease amortization schedule for EL Company
To Prepare: the appropriate
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