For year-end public company filers, the deadline to implement the new lease-accounting standards (ASC 842 in the U.S. and IFRS 16 internationally) is January 1, 2019—less than 60 days away. Most companies have been focused on collecting all the necessary lease data to achieve compliance, but that is only one piece of a successful transition. For those nearing implementation, here are 11 key issues to consider in the last 60 days:
|1. Accounting Policies, Elections, and Transition Strategies
To adopt the lease-accounting standards, an organization will need to update policies—for example, establishing policies for how to define asset classes and classification thresholds. It will also need to elect practical expedients and define its transition strategy.
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