Question

Lessee-Lessor Entries, Sales-Type Lease) Glaus Leasing Company agrees to lease machinery to Jensen Corporation on January 1, 2017. The following information relates to the lease agreement.

1. The term of the lease is 7 years with no renewal option, and the machinery has an estimated economic life of 9 years.
2. The cost of the machinery is \(525,000, and the fair value of the asset on January 1, 2017, is \)700,000.
3. At the end of the lease term, the asset reverts to the lessor and has a guaranteed residual value of $100,000. Jensen depreciates all of its equipment on a straight-line basis.
4. The lease agreement requires equal annual rental payments, beginning on January 1, 2017.
5. The collectibility of the lease payments is reasonably predictable, and there are no important uncertainties surrounding the amount of costs yet to be incurred by the lessor. 6. Glaus desires a 10% rate of return on its investments. Jensen’s incremental borrowing rate is 11%, and the lessor’s implicit rate is unknown.

Instructions

(Assume the accounting period ends on December 31.)

1. Discuss the nature of this lease for both the lessee and the lessor.

Short answer

Answer

Both Jensen Corporation and Glaus Leasing Company have the capital lease.

Step-by-step solution

Meaning of Sales-type lease

In a sales-type lease, the lessor is assumed to be selling a product to the lessee, which necessitates the reporting of a profit or loss on the sale. As a result, at the lease's start date, the following accounting is applied: (a) Recognize assets. (b)Recognize net investment.

Explaining the nature of the lease for both lessee and the lessor

Jensen has a capital lease since the lease period exceeds 75% of the economic life of the leased asset. The lease period is 78 percent of the economic life of the asset.

This is a capital lease to Glaus because the lease payments are generally predictable, there are no significant uncertainties regarding the lessor's future expenses, and the lease period exceeds 75 percent of the asset's economic life. The lease is a sales-type lease since the market value of the equipment ($700,000) exceeds the lessor's cost ($525,000).