Lahiri Leasing purchased a single-engine plane for $400,000 and leased it to Red Baron Flying Club for

Question:

Lahiri Leasing purchased a single-engine plane for $400,000 and leased it to Red Baron Flying Club for its fair value of $645,526 on January 1, 2024. Terms of the lease agreement and related facts were
a. Eight annual payments of $110,000 beginning January 1, 2024, the beginning of the lease, and on each December 31 through 2030. Red Baron knows that Lahiri Leasing’s implicit interest rate was 10%. The estimated useful life of the plane is eight years. Payments were calculated as follows:

b. Red Baron’s incremental borrowing rate is 11%.
c. Incremental costs of consummating the completed lease transaction incurred by Lahiri Leasing were $18,099.

Required:
1. How should this lease be classified (a) by Lahiri Leasing (the lessor) and (b) by Red Baron (the lessee)?
2. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Red Baron Flying Club and Lahiri Leasing on January 1, 2024.
3. Prepare an amortization schedule that describes the pattern of interest expense over the lease term for Red Baron Flying Club.
4. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Red Baron and Lahiri Leasing on December 31, 2024 (the second lease payment). Both companies use straight-line depreciation or amortization.
5. Prepare the appropriate entries for both Red Baron and Lahiri Leasing on December 31, 2030 (the final lease payment).