February 2007
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
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English
Unlike capital leases, which treat the leased equipment as if it were a full purchase, operating leases are treated as if the company rented the PP&E, so operating lease payments are directly expensed on the income statement when they are incurred:
No asset is recorded on the balance sheet.
No liability (lease obligations) is reported on the balance sheet.
Operating leases represent a type of “off-balance-sheet financing.”
For operating leases, lessees are required to disclose minimum annual lease payments for at least the next five years (Exhibit 6.14).
| (In millions) | |
| Year Ended June 30 | Amount |
| 2006 | $ 230 |
| 2007 | 204 |
| 2008 | 167 |
| 2009 | 122 |
| 2010 and thereafter | 310 |
| $1,033 | |
Source: Used with permission. Microsoft 2005 Annual Report.
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