Planning for Lease Accounting Compliance: A 12 Step Guide for Successful Project Management

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January 1, 2022
CoStar Real Estate Manager Blog

Planning for Lease Accounting Compliance: A 12 Step Guide for Successful Project Management

After being discussed for the better part of a decade, the new FASB and IASB lease accounting standards are official. And the time to create a compliance plan is here.

For most large organizations, adding real estate and equipment leases on the balance sheet will be a sizable task. Our guide – co-authored by the former lease accounting manager with the largest home improvement retailer in the U.S. – offers organizational leaders practical, real-world insight on how to create a lease accounting compliance plan.

While organizations may certainly have unique challenges, this guide provides a proven, 12-step framework that every company should take on the journey toward lease accounting compliance success.

Highlights include:

  • Lists of who should be part of the core project team and stakeholders to involve
  • 10 essential questions to assess lease accounting solutions from software providers
  • 5 of the most important testing scenarios for lease accounting software
  • Where to find organizational leases and critical lease data points to collect
  • List of often overlooked embedded leased assets that are part of larger agreements
  • “5 Minute Quick Read” summaries of each step in the process

Get a copy for your project team now. And don’t miss our solutions page for Lease Accounting Software and demonstration videos.