This recent article in Global Finance provides an excellent overview of challenges facing companies regarding compliance with new Lease Accounting standards, ASC 842 & IFRS 16, "Companies Brace to Put Leases on Balance Sheet".

As the January 2019 deadline for implementing new lease accounting standards (ASC 842 and IFRS 16) approaches, FASB has been addressing a number of issues that arise with regard to transitioning from current regulatory practices to the new standards. 

Issued by the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board), IFRS 16 & ASC 842 lease accounting requirements go into effect starting on January 1, 2019. The new standards require extensive reporting detail and have the potential for major impact on companies' balance sheets and income statements. Industry experts advise companies with large lease portfolios to allow significant time in advance of the deadline to identify, compile, and evaluate lease contracts.

On January 5, 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) regarding the new lease accounting standard ASC 842.

With arrival of 2018, many companies are now shifting into a higher gear toward implementation of the new lease accounting standards, ASC 842 and IFRS 16. 

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As companies look ahead to achieving compliance with new lease accounting standards, ASC 842 and IFRS 16, this implementation process also provides an excellent opportunity to significantly improve overall efficiency and effectiveness of enterprise-wide lease administration methodologies.

In 2016, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new standards for lease accounting: IFRS 16 & ASC 842, which must be implemented by 2019. Both IFRS 16 and ASC 842 are the result of a joint effort between the IASB and FASB to meet the objective of improved transparency, comparability and financial reporting.

In 2016, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new standards for lease accounting: IFRS 16 & ASC 842, which must be implemented by 2019. Both IFRS 16 and ASC 842 are the result of a joint effort between the IASB and FASB to meet the objective of improved transparency, comparability and financial reporting.  These changes will impact virtually all companies, whether lessors or lessees.