Accounting for sale and leaseback transactions

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  1. Which of these represents the new accounting treatment for lessees under IFRS 16?

  2. Which of the following represents the new accounting treatment for lessors under IFRS 16?

  3. What is the key determinant of the accounting treatment of a sale and leaseback?

  4. Which, if any, of the following statements regarding IFRS 16 for lessees is correct? Statement 1 - Leases less than 12 months can be expensed on a straight-line basis, or Statement 2 - Lessees can choose to expense items in either depreciation or finance costs

  5. Which of the following is the correct treatment for a sale and leaseback if the transaction does NOT constitute a sale per IFRS 15?

  6. Which of the following is the correct treatment for a sale and leaseback if the transaction DOES constitute a sale per IFRS 15?

  7. Where the leaseback contains variable payments, at what value should the ROU asset be recorded in the books of the seller-lessee?

  8. What is the proposed response of the Committee in respect of the accounting for a ROU asset under a sale and leaseback with variable payments?

  9. Which, if any, of the following statements is correct? Statement 1 - The sale and leaseback with variable payments issue only exists where the transaction does not qualify as a sale per IFRS 15 Statement 2 - The ROU asset under a sale and leaseback is recorded at the proportion of the proceeds remaining with the seller-lessee

  10. What is the proposed response of the Committee in respect of the subsequent measurement of the lease liability under a sale and leaseback with variable payments?