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(Accounting for an Operating Lease) On January 1, 2017, Doug Nelson Co. leased a building to Patrick Wise Inc. The relevant information related to the lease is as follows.

  1. The lease arrangement is for 10 years.
  2. The leased building cost \(4,500,000 and was purchased for cash on January 1, 2017.
  3. The building is depreciated on a straight-line basis. Its estimated economic life is 50 years with no salvage value.
  4. Lease payments are \)275,000 per year and are made at the end of the year.
  5. Property tax expense of \(85,000 and insurance expense of \)10,000 on the building were incurred by Nelson in the first year. Payment on these two items was made at the end of the year.
  6. 6. Both the lessor and the lessee are on a calendar-year basis.

Instructions

(b) Prepare the journal entries that Wise Inc. should make in 2017

Short Answer

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The rent expense is $275,000.

Step by step solution

01

Meaning of Lease

A lawful agreement made between the lessor and the lessee is called a lease. In a lease, the lessor is the owner of the property whereas the lessee has the right to use the property only as prescribed in the lease agreement.

02

Preparing Journal Entries

Date

Particular

Debit ($)

Credit ($)

Dec. 31, 2017

Rent Expense

275,000

Cash

275,000

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