Lease Accounting New Rules Forum: What to Do Now

Discover the new rules in lease accounting and the best ways to handle them for your company

Lease Accounting New Rules Forum: What to Do Now

CPE Credit: 8 Hours

Price: $595.00

NASBA Field of Study: Accounting

Overview

The FASB's and IASB's joint project on leases will have a dramatic impact on public companies in the US.

This targeted, one-day forum will be led by speakers from the Big 4 and industry who have been keeping a close eye on how the rule changes will affect the companies they serve.
 

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS


  Analysis of the new rules for leasing

  Comment letters: common themes and major concerns

  Analyst’s perspective on the new rules

  Panel discussion: specific industry impact of the new rules
   – Equipment leases
   – Corporate real estate leases

  Best practices: what businesses should be doing now

  The future of lease structuring
 

LEARNING OBJECTIVE  To give financial professionals an in-depth look into the changes that the joint project will make to the current accounting
rules for leases. You will learn how the new rules will impact your financial statements and gain practical guidance on how to apply the new rules to
your company's reporting situation.

PREREQUISITE  Basic knowledge of financial accounting and reporting.    ADVANCE PREPARATION  None.    PROGRAM LEVEL  Intermediate.
NASBA FIELD OF STUDY  Accounting.    DELIVERY METHOD  Group-Live.

 

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Agenda

AGENDA


Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:00 – 8:30 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:30 – 8:45 AM

Analysis of the New Rules for Leasing
8:45 – 10:15 AM
• Background and objectives of new guidance
• Detailed discussion of new rules
• Comparison with current US GAAP and IFRS
• Lessors vs. lessees perspectives
• Disclosures
• Examples

Break
10:15 – 10:30 AM

Comment Letters
10:30 – 11:30 AM
• Common themes
• Major concerns

Analyst’s Perspective on the New Rules
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Luncheon
12:15 – 1:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Specific Industry Impact of the New Rules
1:15 – 2:45 PM
We will have a roundtable discussion on how the new rules will affect various types of leases, including
equipment and corporate real estate leases.

Break
2:45 – 3:00 PM

Best Practices: What Businesses Should Be Doing Now
3:00 – 4:00 PM
• Systems implementation
• Where companies need to focus now
• Role of the accounting function

The Future of Lease Structuring
4:00 – 5:00 PM
• Impact on corporate capital expenditures
• Implications for loan covenants
• Renewal options
• The new environment for “buy vs. lease” decisions

Forum Ends
5:00 PM

 

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Location

The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
1700 Tysons Boulevard
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 506-4300

 

Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
120 East Delaware Place
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-8800

 

The Ritz-Carlton, Phoenix

2401 East Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ
85016

(602) 468-0700

 

Four Seasons Hotel Houston

1300 Lamar Street

Houston, TX 77010

(713) 650-1300

 

The Fairmont San Jose

170 South Market Street

San Jose, CA 95113

(408) 998-1900

 

InterContinental New York

Times Square


300 West 44th Street

New York, NY 10036

(212) 803-4500