Following FASB’s issuance of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), in 2016, GASB issued Statement No. 87, Leases, in June 2017, to become effective for reporting periods ...

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In the course of an aircraft lease negotiation, the lessee will typically seek to ensure that the lessor provides an express covenant to the lessee that for so long as no default has occurred and is ...

Commercial lease law is constantly evolving, with court rulings providing particularly interesting insights into the negotiation and management of commercial leases. Our selection of some of the High ...

Lessor hereby warrants and agrees to defend title conveyed to Lessee hereunder, and agrees that the Lessee at Lessee’s option may pay and discharge any taxes, mortgages or liens existing, levied or ...

Businesses that use expensive assets such as large fleets of trucks or heavy industrial machinery often lease their equipment. Unlike an ordinary rental agreement, however, these industrial leases ...

Sale and leaseback transactions have long been popular because they present benefits to both seller-lessees and buyer-lessors. The accounting for such transactions has changed significantly, though, ...

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Ashish Gupta outlines some rules that are applicable in the absence of a contract. <div class="section1"><div class="Normal">Every lease agreement has two parties ...