Note X – Leases (Lessees)
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Instructions to preparer:
Per Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (Cod.) Section (Sec.) L20 "Leases", a lessee should disclose the following about its lease activities (which may be grouped for purposes of disclosure), other than short-term leases:
(1) A general description of its leasing arrangements, including (1) the basis, terms, and conditions on which variable payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability are determined and (2) the existence, terms, and conditions of residual value guarantees provided by the lessee not included in the measurement of the lease liability.
(2) The total amount of lease assets, and the related accumulated amortization, disclosed separately from other capital assets (see sample table below).
(3) The amount of lease assets by major classes of underlying assets, disclosed separately from other capital assets (see sample table below).
Example:
| Beg. Bal. | Increases | Decreases | End. Bal. | |
| Leased Land | ||||
| Leased Bldgs. | ||||
| Leased Equip. | ||||
| Total | ||||
| Accum. Amor. Leased Land | ||||
| Accum. Amor. Leased Bldgs. | ||||
| Accum. Amor. Leased Equip. | ||||
| Total |
(4) The amount of outflows of resources recognized in the reporting period for variable payments not previously included in the measurement of the lease liability.
(5) The amount of outflows of resources recognized in the reporting period for other payments, such as residual value guarantees or termination penalties, not previously included in the measurement of the lease liability.
(6) Principal and interest requirements to maturity, presented separately, for the lease liability for each of the five subsequent fiscal years and in five-year increments thereafter.
Example:
As of December 31, 2020, the principal and interest requirements to maturity are as follows:
| Year ended December 31 | Principal | Interest | Total |
| 2021 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2022 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2023 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2024 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2025 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2026-2030 | $ | $ | $ |
| 2031-2035 | $ | $ | $ |
| Total | $ | $ | $ |
(7) Commitments under leases before the commencement of the lease term.
(8) The components of any loss associated with an impairment (the impairment loss and any related change in the lease liability, as discussed in GASB Cod. Sec. L20).
(9) A lessee also should provide relevant disclosures for the following transactions, if applicable:
a. Sublease transactions
b. Sale-leaseback transactions
c. Lease-leaseback transactions.
(10) A lessee is not required to disclose collateral pledged as a security for a lease (under GASB Cod. Sec. C50 "Claims and Judgments") if that collateral is solely the asset underlying the lease.