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When a lease modification is accounted for as a new lease, the lessee accounts for the separate lease in the same way as any new lease, using a new discount rate. A lessee revises the discount rate when there is a modification that is not accounted for as a separate lease.

According to the IFRS 16, A re-assessment of the lease liability takes place if the cash flows change based on the original terms and conditions of the lease. Changes that were not part of the original terms and conditions of the lease would be considered as lease modifications.

Account for the lease modification as a termination of the original lease and creation of a new lease from the effective date of the modification. Measure the carrying amount of the underlying asset as the net investment in the original lease immediately before the effective date of the modification.

When a company enters into a new lease there is generally no initial cash flow and hence nothing appears in the cash flow statement. Of course, there are the subsequent lease payments which, for a capitalised lease, would be split between the interest and principal repayment components.

The lease liability is the present value of the future lease payments and is recorded alongside the right-of-use asset for operating and finance leases. Under ASC 842, the lease liability is not considered debt. Under IFRS 16 and GASB 87, however, a lease liability is considered long-term debt.

As can be seen from the diagram, a modification will only be treated as a separate lease if it involves the addition of one or more underlying assets at a price that is commensurate with the standalone price of the increase in scope. 1 All other modifications are not treated as a separate lease.

If the modified terms of the lease agreement reduce the lessee's rights to the underlying asset(s), then it is accounted for as a partial or full termination. If the lease modification fully relinquishes the lessee's rights to the underlying asset(s), the lessee accounts for the modification as a full termination.