Operating leases are effectively a form of off-balance sheet debt that can be easily overlooked. When capitalized, they can have a dramatic effect on companies’ leverage for certain industries.

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This report is one of a series on the adjustments we make to convert GAAP data to economic earnings. Reported earnings don’t tell the whole story of a company’s profits. They are based on ...

Accounting standard setters classify leases as operating or capital to differentiate true lease agreements from purchases disguised as leases. If the lease has any of the following characteristics, it ...

Operating leases are debt and should be treated as such in valuations. Most companies already include corresponding lease assets and liabilities on their balance sheets as required by FASB. But ...

A lease can be a great way for your company to acquire equipment. The two main types of leases are operating and capital leases. Both types have different effects on a company's finances and are ...

Payments for leased corporate assets must be accounted for in financial statements, to accurately reflectthe company's financial obligations. There are two accounting methods, one for each type of ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has published an updated report on its approach to evaluating the credit implications for an issuer's operating leases. In order to compare the financial ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) are proposing dramatic changes to lease accounting rules that would virtually eliminate ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Operating leases may not sound all that sexy, but they are a great way to get liabilities off balance sheet.

According to reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. companies currently have an estimated $2.8 trillion in operating lease obligations that are ...

Many companies are not complying with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new standard (ASU 2016-02) for reporting operating lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. This ...