IFRS 16 (leases) implementationImpact of entities’ decisions on financial statements

  1. José Morales Díaz
  2. Constancio Zamora Ramírez
Revista:
Aestimatio: The IEB International Journal of Finance

ISSN: 2173-0164

Any de publicació: 2018

Número: 17

Pàgines: 60-97

Tipus: Article

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Resum

The IASB recently issued a new lease standard (IFRS 16) that will be applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. This standard changes the accounting model applied by lessees. The new model (known as the capitalisation model) will entail recognising most previous operating leases in the balance sheet, thus impacting the financial statements of companies in many sectors. The impact on an individual company will vary depending on several decisions that the company’s management must make. These decisions can be divided into two groups: 1) alternative accounting treatments that IFRS 16 permits for certain aspects and 2) estimations. We analyse each of these decisions, their effect on financial statements and how companies are expected to address them. In general, companies are expected to make decisions that reduce the impact of IFRS 16 on their leverage level.

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