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NewsMarch 4, 2016

Fitch: Lease Accounting Rule Changes Won't Hit Corporate Ratings

New accounting rules that will require companies to include virtually all leases on their balance sheets will not affect credit ratings or the approach Fitch Ratings uses in adjusting leverage metrics to take account of leases, the ratings agency has announced.

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NewsFebruary 26, 2016

New Guidance on Lease Accounting Released

Companies who lease vehicles will now be required to include the leases on their balance sheets but won't have the leases counted as debt under new lease accounting rules released by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on Feb. 25.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 20, 2016

Open-End Versus Closed-End Leasing

Choosing a leasing instrument during the procurement process is a vital aspect of fleet management that requires consideration of costs, utilization, and remarketing scenarios.

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NewsJuly 8, 2013

FASB and IASB to Hold Meetings on Revised Lease Accounting Proposals This Fall

The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) plan to hold a number of public roundtable meetings in the fall of this year on their revised joint proposals on lease accounting standards.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2011

FASB and IASB Sept. Meeting Focuses on Leasing Standards

NORWALK, CT - The IASB and FASB boards discussed whether to include inventory assets related to a leased asset in the standard, the application of financial asset guidance to the right to receive lease payments, the accounting for residual value guarantees by lessors, and related topics.

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NewsJuly 25, 2011

IASB and FASB to Release New Leasing Standards Proposals

NORWALK, CT - The IASB and FASB said that re-exposing the draft will give those interested the opportunity to comment on revisions that the boards have made since releasing a draft on leasing standards in August of 2010.

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NewsMay 12, 2011

Volatile Fuel Prices Are Top Fleet Manager Concern

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – Corporate fleet managers rate higher and more volatile fuel prices as their top concern in 2011.

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NewsMarch 14, 2011

GE Capital Fleet Services Webinar: How FASB Lease Accounting Changes Could Affect Fleets

GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar on Thursday, March 17 to examine how potential changes by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (ISB) could change balance sheet and income statement presentation for certain lease financing.

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NewsJuly 17, 2009

Lease Standard Revisions Too Complex, Says ELFA

WASHINGTON - The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) released a statement July 17 on proposed revisions to lease accounting standards (FAS 13) and submitted a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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NewsJuly 17, 2009

Lease Standard Revisions Too Complex, Says ELFA

WASHINGTON - The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) released a statement July 17 on proposed revisions to lease accounting standards (FAS 13) and submitted a comment letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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