Glossary/Lease liability

Lease liability

In one sentence

The lease liability is the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or the lessee's incremental borrowing rate.

The lease liability is measured at the present value of the lease payments not yet paid, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that is not readily determinable, the lessee's incremental borrowing rate. Each period it accretes interest and is reduced by the principal portion of the payment. The current portion is the principal due within the next 12 months.

Cite: ASC 842-20-30-1 / IFRS 16.26

See Lease liability in a real calculation

Enter a lease and Ledgerage computes it — every figure traced back to the standard.