Question

*E21.23 (LO 5) (Sale-Leaseback) Assume that on January 1, 2020, Elmer's Restaurants sells a computer system to Liquidity Finance Co. for $680,000 and immediately leases back the computer system. The relevant information is as follows. 1. The computer was carried on Elmer's books at a value of $600,000. 2. The term of the non-cancelable lease is 3 years; title will not transfer to Elmer's, and the expected residual value at the end of the lease is $450,000, all of which is unguaranteed. 3. The lease agreement requires equal rental payments of $115,970 at the beginning of each year. 4. The incremental borrowing rate for Elmer's is 8%. Elmer's is aware that Liquidity Finance set the annual rental to ensure a rate of return of 8%. 5. The computer has a fair value of $680,000 on January 1, 2020, and an estimated economic life of 10 years. Instructions Prepare the journal entries for both the lessee and the lessor for 2020 to reflect the sale and leaseback agreement.

Answer 1

Solution and Explanation:

Date  General Journal                                 Debit  Credit  

January 1, 2017  Cash/Liquidity Finance Co.  680000    

 Computer system                                             600000  

 Profit on sale of computer system              80000  

To record the sale of computer systems          

January 1, 2017  Lease Rental                       115970    

 Cash                                                              115970  

To record the first lease rental of the lease                  Journal entries in the books of lesser(Liquidity Finance Co.)    

                                                               Amount in $  

Date  General Journal                                          Debit  Credit  

January 1, 2017  Computer system           680000    

 Cash/Elmer's Restaurants                            680000  

To record the purchase of computer systems        

January 1, 2017  Cash                               115970    

 Lease Rental Income                                             115970  

To record the first receipt towards lease rental of the lease      

December 31, 2017  Depreication on computer system 68000    

 Accumulated depreication on computer system           68000  

To record the depreication expense for the year