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INITIAL DIRECT COSTS [4 records]

Record 1 2024-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Finance
DEF

... the rate of interest that causes the present value of the lease payments and the unguaranteed residual value to equal the sum of the fair value of the underlying asset and any initial direct costs of the lessor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
  • Finance
DEF

In accounting for leases, the costs incurred by the lessor that are directly associated with negotiating and executing a specific leasing transaction, e.g., commissions, legal fees and costs of preparing and processing documents for new leases.

OBS

Compare with "executory costs."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
  • Finances
DEF

Frais directement reliés à la négociation et à la finalisation d'un contrat de location.

OBS

Ces frais comprennent les commissions, les frais juridiques et les coûts qu'entraînent la préparation et la rédaction des documents ayant trait au contrat de location.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Accounting
  • Government Contracts
DEF

In accounting for leases, the costs related to the operation of leased property, e.g., insurance, maintenance cost and property taxes.

OBS

Compare to "initial direct costs".

Key term(s)
  • executory cost

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité
  • Marchés publics
DEF

Frais reliés à l'utilisation d'un bien loué (assurances, entretien, impôts fonciers, etc.).

Spanish

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Record 4 2006-11-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial Accounting
CONT

The pronouncement replaces the dual entry approach, which initially charged direct costs to expense and then reclassified them as an asset, with direct capitalization of initial direct costs as part of the gross investment in the lease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité générale
DEF

Somme des paiements minimaux exigibles par le bailleur en vertu d'un contrat de location-financement ou de location-vente, majorée de toute valeur résiduelle non garantie revenant au bailleur.

Spanish

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