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FASB to Change Leveraged Lease Accounting Rules: LILO Settlements to Trigger Rerunning the Earnings

The Financial Accounting Standards Board met on Nov. 17, 2005 on the subject of the accounting impact of IRS settlements of Lease-In-Lease-Out ("LILO") and Lease-To-Service Contracts (aka "SILO"). To the surprise of the leasing industry, the FASB reached tentative conclusions that a change in the timing of cash flows requires a recalculation of the leveraged lease earnings and the lease classification should be re-examined. The recalculation of earnings results in a large, negative catch up adjustment and a positive adjustment to future earnings, but spread over the life of the lease. The lease classification issue should not be a problem.

13 minute read February 24, 2005 at 10:48 AM
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Bill Bosco
FASB to Change Leveraged Lease Accounting Rules: LILO Settlements to Trigger Rerunning the Earnings

The Financial Accounting Standards Board met on Nov. 17, 2005 on the subject of the accounting impact of IRS settlements of Lease-In-Lease-Out (“LILO”) and Lease-To-Service Contracts (aka “SILO”).

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