Question

Steel Company as lessee signed a lease agreement for equipment for 5 years, beginning December 31, 2017. Annual rental payments of $40,000 are to be made at the beginning of each lease year (December 31). The taxes, insurance, and the maintenance costs are the obligation of the lessee. The interest rate used by the lessor in setting the payment schedule is 9%; Steel's incremental borrowing rate is 10%. Steel is unaware of the rate being used by the lessor. At the end of the lease, Steel has the option to buy the equipment for $1, considerably below its estimated fair value at that time. The equipment has an estimated useful life of 7 years, with no salvage value. Steel uses the straight-line method of depreciation on similar owned equipment.

Instructions
(a) Prepare the journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1, and December 31, 2017, by Steel.
(b) Prepare the journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1 and December 31, 2018, by Steel. (Prepare the lease amortization schedule for all five payments.)
(c) Prepare the journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1, and December 31, 2019, by Steel.
(d) What amounts would appear on Steel's December 31, 2019, balance sheet relative to the lease arrangement?

Answer 1

a.

Debit Credit

December 31, 2017

Lease Equipment Under Capital Leases $166,794

Lease Liability $166,794

December 31, 2017/January 1, 2018

Lease Liability $40,000

Cash $40,000

b. Debit Credit

December 31, 2018

Depreciation Expense $23,828

Accumulated Depreciation $23,828

December 31, 2018/January 1, 2019

Interest Expense $12,679

Lease Liability $27,321

Cash $40,000

c. Debit Credit

December 31, 2019

Depreciation Expense $23,828

Accumulated Depreciation $23,828

December 31, 2019/January 1, 2020

Interest Expense $9,947

Lease Liability $30,053

Cash $40,000

d. Balance Sheet

December 31,2019

Property Plant and Equipment Current Liabilities

Leased Equipment Under Capital Leases $166,794 Lease Liability $33,058

Less Accumulated Depreciation $47,656

$119,138 Long Term

Lease Liability $36,362

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1, and December 31, 2017, by Steel would be as follows:

Debit Credit

December 31, 2017

Lease Equipment Under Capital Leases $166,794

Lease Liability $166,794

December 31, 2017/January 1, 2018

Lease Liability $40,000

Cash $40,000

Lease Equipment Under Capital Leases=(40,000*PVIFA(10%,Years = 40,000*4.16986))= $166,794

b. The journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1 and December 31, 2018, by Steel would be as follows:

Debit Credit

December 31, 2018

Depreciation Expense $23,828

Accumulated Depreciation $23,828

December 31, 2018/January 1, 2019

Interest Expense $12,679

Lease Liability $27,321

Cash $40,000

Depreciation Expense= (166,794/7)=$23,828

Interest Expense [(166,794 - 40,000)*10%]=$12,679

Lease Liability=(40,000 - 12,679)=$27,321

c. The journal entries, that should be recorded on January 1, and December 31, 2019, by Steel would be as follows:

Debit Credit

December 31, 2019

Depreciation Expense $23,828

Accumulated Depreciation $23,828

December 31, 2019/January 1, 2020

Interest Expense $9,947

Lease Liability $30,053

Cash $40,000

d. The amounts that would appear on Steel's December 31, 2019, balance sheet relative to the lease arrangement would be as follows:

Balance Sheet

December 31,2019

Property Plant and Equipment Current Liabilities

Leased Equipment Under Capital Leases $166,794 Lease Liability $33,058

Less Accumulated Depreciation $47,656

$119,138 Long Term

Lease Liability $36,362