UKEB secretariat’s draft comment letter on IASB’s ED/2020/4 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Proposed amendment to IFRS 16)

Open for comment until 1 March 2021:

The UK Endorsement Board secretariat’s draft comment letter on the IASB’s ED/2020/4 Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback  is open for comment until 1 March 2021. 

We welcome responses, both comprehensive and those addressing particular topics only. 

The draft comment letter:

• Supports the IASB’s view that the information necessary to estimate asset fair values and future lease payments is likely to be readily available, either from the process used to price and approve the sale and leaseback transaction, or from other sources.
• Observes an inconsistency in the definition of a variable Lease Payment between that used in IFRS16 and that proposed in the exposure draft, which could lead to potential inconsistency in financial reporting.
• Proposes two solutions to align the definition of variable Lease Payment and considers the consequences of each approach.
• Supports the IASB decision to require retrospective application.

We will consider all stakeholder feedback received by 1 March 2021 for inclusion in our final comment letter to the IASB.

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