Question: QUESTION TWO [ 2 5 ] Lindor Limited enters into a contract with Property Net Limited for the lease of three floors of an office

QUESTION TWO [25]
Lindor Limited enters into a contract with Property Net Limited for the lease of three floors of an office building. The exact floors are specified in the contract and Property Net Limited is not permitted to relocate tenants to other floors of the building. The commencement date of the lease is 2nd January 2022 and the duration of the lease is for five years with the option to extend for a further five years. Lindor Limited is reasonably certain to exercise the option to extend the lease. The lease payments are R50000 per annum during the initial term and R55000 per annum during the optional term, all payable in advance. Lindor Limited incurred initial direct costs of R20000, comprising R15000 as compensation to the tenant formerly occupying the three floors and R5000 as agents commission. These are paid on 2 January 2022. Property Net Limited agrees to reimburse the R5000 agents commission. The interest rate implicit in the lease is not readably determinable. Lindor Limited 's incremental borrowing rate is 5% per annum. The following present value table is provided:
Details
PV Factor
Present value of annuity in advance of R1 for years 1 to 5, discounted at 5%
4.5459
Present value of annuity in advance of R1 for years 6 to 10, discounted at 5%
3.5619
Required:
1.
Calculate the amount to record as the initial lease liability AND right of use asset (7)
2.
Prepare the journal entries in the accounting records of Lindor Limited for the year ended 31 December 2022(18

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