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Question - What is the accounting standards for Income Producing Properties?

Income Producing Properties

Income producing property that is acquired as an asset purchase and not as a business combination is recorded initially at cost, including transaction costs. Transaction costs include transfer taxes, professional fees for legal and other services and initial leasing commissions, of which transfer tax and professional fees represent the majority of the costs.

Subsequent to initial recognition, income producing properties are recorded at fair value. The changes in fair value for each reporting period will be recorded in the consolidated statements of income. In order to avoid double counting, the canying value of income producing properties includes straight-line rent receivable, tenant improvements, tenant incentives, capital expenditures and direct leasing costs since these amounts are incorporated in the appraised values of the real estate properties. Fair value is based on external and internal valuations using recognized valuation techniques, including the direct capitalization of income and discounted cash flow methods. Recent real estate transactions with characteristics and location similar to the Company's assets are also considered.

Tenant improvements include costs incurred to meet the Company's lease obligations and are classified as either tenant improvements owned by the landlord or tenant incentives. When the obligation is determined to be an improvement that benefits the landlord and is owned by the landlord, the improvement is accounted for as a capital expenditure and included in the canying amount of income producing properties in the consolidated balance sheets.

Leasing costs include incremental costs associated with leasing activities such as external leasing commissions. These costs are included in the canying amount of income producing properties in the consolidated balance sheets.