Welcome to our ASC 842 Countdown!

Join us every month until January 2022 for tips and guidance on how to prepare

your lease accounting team for ASC 842.

⏳ July Focus

How to Find All of Your Leases

Most companies are not starting their ASC 842 implementation journey with a centralized location of all relevant leasing information. Therefore, accounting teams must hunt to collect all the data from various teams, records, and systems across the business, and manually assess whether a contract meets the definition of a lease.

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June Focus

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Getting started with ASC 842

This ASC 842 checklist helps your finance and accounting teams prepare for the new lease accounting standards
Understand the updated definition of a lease

July Focus:

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How to find all of your leases

Review a list of the past twelve months of disbursements to identify patterns
Compare work done company maintenance records to your list of leased equipment assets

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How to develop lease accounting policies

Understand practical expedients available upon transition
Determine leased asset classes, if applicable
Elect ASC 842 practical expedients

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How to organize and abstract leases

Determine who plays a critical role in the lease life cycle
Determine where critical lease information will be stored
Determine who will perform lease abstraction

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How to prepare for additional ASC 842 disclosure requirements

Understand requirements for qualitative disclosures
Disclose information about the nature of the leases (& subleases)
Disclose information about significant assumptions made in accounting for leases

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How to build a sustainable ASC 842 lease accounting process

Interview key employees involved in the lease accounting process
Understand how data utilized in the lease accounting process is complete and accurate including critical lease information

Coming in December:

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How to prepare for the ASC 842 transition journal entries

Determine the lease term, if hindsight practical expedient is selected
Calculate the present value of the lease liability
Determine the discount rate as of ASC 842 Effective Date

Coming in January:

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How to leverage technology to assist in you transition

Consider if software is right for you business needs.
Analyze the automation and reporting functionality of software solutions.
Create a centralized location for your businesses leased assets

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Lauren started her career in the PwC audit practice before joining another consulting firm and assisting companies to navigate complex technical accounting matters and streamline monthly close processes. She is our in-house expert on all things lease accounting and ASC 842 compliance.

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