Reference no: EM132891980

Problem - Lessee Accounting with Payments Made at Beginning of Year - Adden Company signs a lease agreement dated January 1, 2019, that provides for it to lease non-specialized heavy equipment from Scott Rental Company beginning January 1, 2019. The lease terms, provisions, and related events are as follows:

1. The lease term is 4 years. The lease is noncancelable and requires annual rental payments of $20,000 to be paid in advance at the beginning of each year.

2. The cost, and also fair value, of the heavy equipment to Scott at the inception of the lease is $68,036.62. The equipment has an estimated life of 4 years and has a zero estimated residual value at the end of this time.

3. Adden agrees to pay all executory costs directly to a third party.

4. The lease contains no renewal or bargain purchase options.

5. Scott's interest rate implicit in the lease is 12%. Adden is aware of this rate, which is equal to its borrowing rate.

6. Adden uses the straight-line method to record depreciation on similar equipment.

7. Executory costs paid at the end of the year by Adden are:

2019

Insurance, $1,500            

Property taxes, $5,500  

2020

Insurance, $1,300

Property taxes, $6,000

Required -

1. Determine what type of lease this is for Adden.

2. Prepare a table summarizing the lease payments and interest expense for Adden.

3. Prepare journal entries for Adden for the years 2019 and 2020.