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    PracticeCPA®CPA FAR Practice Exam 2Question 35
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Area III: Select Transactionslease classificationASC 842finance lease criteriaoperating lease

    CPA · Question 35 · Area III: Select Transactions

    Granite Corp. leases equipment under a 6-year lease with the following terms:<br/>- Annual lease payments: $50,000 (paid at year-end)<br/>- Granite's incremental borrowing rate: 7%<br/>- Lease term: 6 years<br/>- Equipment's estimated useful life: 10 years<br/>- Equipment's fair value: $350,000<br/>- Present value of lease payments: $238,130<br/><br/>How should Granite classify this lease under ASC 842?

    Answer options:

    A.

    Finance lease

    B.

    Operating lease

    C.

    Cannot determine without additional information

    D.

    Short-term lease

    How to approach this question

    Apply the five ASC 842 finance lease criteria: (1) ownership transfer, (2) purchase option, (3) lease term ≥75% of useful life, (4) PV of payments ≥90% of fair value, (5) specialized asset. If any criterion is met, it's a finance lease; otherwise, it's operating.

    Full Answer

    B.Operating lease✓ Correct
    Operating lease
    Under ASC 842-10-25-2, a lease is classified as finance if it meets any of five criteria. This lease fails the key tests: lease term (60% of useful life) < 75% threshold, and PV of payments (68% of fair value) < 90% threshold. No ownership transfer or purchase option is mentioned, so it's an operating lease.

    Common mistakes

    Miscalculating the percentages, applying old ASC 840 criteria, or not understanding that failing all tests results in operating classification
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