Russian Finance Ministry Explains New VAT Rate Impact on Lease Accounting Under IFRS

• The Russian Ministry of Finance clarified how the new VAT rate affects lease accounting under IFRS.
• If the lease payment amount (excluding VAT) remains unchanged, the lease liability or net investment in the lease does not change.
• If the total lease compensation (including VAT) remains unchanged and VAT increases, the lease payment is reduced accordingly; this is not considered a lease modification if the contract allows for such redistribution.
• Lessees should remeasure lease liabilities using the original discount rate, reflecting the change as a reduction in the right-of-use asset; lessors must develop an accounting policy for remeasuring net investment in the lease.
• If the contract does not provide a redistribution mechanism for VAT changes, organizations must develop an accounting policy to address the VAT rate change under IFRS 16.

Source: garant.ru

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