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The lessor reports the lease as a leased asset on the balance sheet and individual lease payments as income on the income and cash flow statements. The lessee reports the lease as both an asset and a liability on the balance sheet due to their stake as a potential owner of the asset and their required payment.

Remeasurement of the lease liability This occurs when the lessee reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease or to purchase the underlying asset, or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease early.

The lessor reports the lease as a leased asset on the balance sheet and individual lease payments as income on the income and cash flow statements. The lessee reports the lease as both an asset and a liability on the balance sheet due to their stake as a potential owner of the asset and their required payment.

Assets being leased are not recorded on the company's balance sheet; they are expensed on the income statement. So, they affect both operating and net income. It is retained by the lessor during and after the lease term and cannot contain a bargain purchase option.

Examples of Triggering Events for Lease ReassessmentsConstruction of significant leasehold improvements. Subleasing an asset for a period beyond end of the current lease term. Significantly modifying or customizing the asset. Making a business decision directly relevant to option exercise.

Since a finance lease involves transfer of risk and rewards, the leased asset is recorded in the books of the lessee together with a corresponding lease liability. The leased asset is recorded at the present value of minimum lease payments (or fair value if it is lower).

The company can make the finance lease journal entry by debiting the lease asset account and crediting the lease liability account. In this journal entry, the amount of lease asset or lease liability recorded is the fair value of total lease payments.