Worked Solution
✓ VerifiedClassification of Lease:
Under AS 19 – Leases, a lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an asset. The following indicators confirm finance lease classification in this case:
1. Lease period as a proportion of useful life: The lease term is 4 years out of a total useful life of 6 years, i.e., 4/6 = 66.67%. Since this exceeds 50%, the lease covers the major part of the economic life of the asset — a primary indicator of a finance lease under AS 19.
2. Present value of MLP test: The present value of minimum lease payments (MLP) at the inception of the lease equals the fair value of the asset (₹7,00,000), confirming that substantially all risks and rewards are transferred to the lessee.
Conclusion: The lease constitutes a Finance Lease as per AS 19.
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Computation of Annual Lease Instalment:
Since the unguaranteed residual value (URV) of ₹70,000 is not included in MLP, the fair value equation is:
Fair Value = MLP × PV Annuity Factor + URV × PV Factor
₹7,00,000 = R × 3.169 + ₹70,000 × 0.683
₹7,00,000 = R × 3.169 + ₹47,810
R × 3.169 = ₹6,52,190
Annual Instalment (R) = ₹6,52,190 ÷ 3.169 = ₹2,05,803 (approx.)
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Computation of Unearned Finance Income:
Under AS 19, the lessor records the lease as a receivable equal to the net investment in the lease. The unearned finance income is the difference between the gross investment and the net investment.
| Particulars | ₹ |
|---|---|
| Total MLP (₹2,05,803 × 4) | 8,23,212 |
| Add: Unguaranteed Residual Value | 70,000 |
| Gross Investment in the Lease | 8,93,212 |
| Less: Net Investment (Fair Value of Asset) | (7,00,000) |
| Unearned Finance Income | ₹1,93,212 |
The unearned finance income to be recognised over the lease term is ₹1,93,212. This income is allocated across the 4 years using the actuarial method (constant periodic rate of return on the net investment outstanding).
Write it like this
1The skeleton
- Lead with the AS 19 classification heading first — examiners are scanning for 'Finance Lease / Operating Lease' in your opening line; burying it after calculations kills your presentation marks.
- State BOTH indicators explicitly — lease period % (4/6 = 66.67%) AND PV of MLP = fair value; one indicator alone looks incomplete even if sufficient, examiners reward exhaustive listing.
- Show the instalment formula before plugging numbers — write Fair Value = R × PVF(annuity) + URV × PV(single) first, then substitute; this signals you know WHY URV is excluded from MLP, which is the conceptual crux.
- Use a table for Gross vs Net Investment — never write unearned finance income as a running sentence calculation; the tabular format (Gross Investment → Less Net Investment → Unearned Finance Income) is exactly how ICAI model answers present it and earns full format marks.
- End with one closing sentence naming the allocation method — 'allocated using the actuarial method at a constant periodic rate of return on net investment outstanding' signals you know what happens AFTER computation, which separates 4/5 answers from 5/5.
2Examiner-rewarded phrases
3Common trap
Heads up — most students include the unguaranteed residual value (₹70,000) inside MLP when computing the instalment, which inflates R and blows the entire calculation. URV is NOT part of MLP by definition under AS 19; it goes separately as URV × PV factor on the fair value side of the equation.