Regulations on lease accounting in the banking system of the Republic of Azerbaijan
(with changes of 16 December 2004)
1. General provisions
1.1. These Regulations have been developed in accordance with the Laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Law on Banks and Banking Activity in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Civil Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and other legislative acts of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as the regulations of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan and determine lease accounting rules in the banking system of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter – the bank).
1.2. The rules for signing lease agreements in banks and other lease related relations are regulated by the civil legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
1.3. When conducting lease operations, banks are guided by the provisions of the Tax Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan for taxation purposes.
2. Definitions
2.1. A lease agreement is an agreement on rental of property under which a lessor allows a lessee both to use the premise it has rented or use the right and benefit and generate income.
2.2. Finance lease –a lease that transfers all rented asset related risks and reward to the lessee. The ownership of the asset may and may not be transferred to the lessee under contractual terms and conditions upon expiry of the lease.
2.3. Current lease - any lease other than the finance lease.
2.4. Lease period – period agreed upon between the parties on use of the leased (rented) asset.
2.5. Lease payments – payments made by the lessee in installments over the lease period on a contractual basis.
2.6. Balance value of an asset – the value the asset is recorded at in lessor’s accounting report (balance sheet) as of the reported period.
2.7. Lease value of an asset – value of rented asset agreed upon between parties.
3. Lease classification
3.1. In financial statements lease is classified as finance lease and current lease.
3.2. In financial statements, lease is recorded as finance lease if at least one of the following terms is available:
4. Finance lease accounting Accounting by a lessee bank:
4.1. In lessee’s financial statements finance leased asset is recorded in relevant fixed assets or intangible assets accounts at lease value and amortized under the relevant legislation. At the same time, the finance lease is recognized as a liability before the lessor in the ‘finance lease operations’ account.
4.2. In lessee’s financial statements payments under specified interest rates is divided into installments over the lease period in order to maintain the permanent interest rate per period and recognized in income statement of the fiscal year as an expense.
4.3. Payment for the value of finance leased asset is recognized as decrease in liability before the lessor over the lease period and recorded in the ‘finance lease operations’ account.
Accounting by a lessor bank:
4.4. In lessor’s financial statements finance leased assets are removed from relevant fixed and intangible assets accounts, recognized as accounts receivable and recorded in the ‘finance lease operations’ account at lease value.
4.5. In lessor’s financial statements receipts under specified interest rates are divided into installments over the lease period in order to maintain the permanent interest rate per period and recognized in income statement of the fiscal year as income.
4.6. Difference between lease and balance values of the leased asset is recognized as profit or loss in profit and loss account.
4.7. Lease payments received for the finance leased asset over the lease period are recognized as write-off of accounts receivable and recorded in ‘finance lease operations’ account.
4.8. Finance leased asset is recorded at residual book value, if it is returned to the lessor upon expiry of the lease period.
5. Current lease accounting Accounting by a lessee bank:
5.1. In lessor’s financial statements current leased asset is accounted for in the ‘leased assets’ off-balance sheet account.
5.2. In lessor’s financial statements lease payments are divided into installments over the lease period and recognized in income statement of the fiscal year as an expense on a monthly basis and recorded in the ‘lease payments’ expense account.
Accounting by a lessor bank:
5.3. In lessor’s financial statements current leased asset is recorded in relevant sub-accounts of the relevant fixed and intangible assets account and amortized under the relevant legislation.
5.4. In lessor’s financial statements incoming lease payments are divided into installments over the lease period and recognized in income statement
of the fiscal year as income on a monthly basis and recorded in the ‘lease payments’ income account.
6. Data disclosure
6.1. The lessee should disclose the following finance lease data in financial statements:
6.2. The lessee should disclose the following finance lease data in financial statements:
6.3. The lessor should disclose the following finance lease data in financial statements:
6.4. The lessor should disclose the following finance lease data in financial statements:
7. Final provisions
7.1. These Regulations take effect from the date of state registration.
Methodological instructions regarding the Regulations on lease accounting in the banking system of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The following accounting entry is made on the current lease:
Lessee:
when the lessee calculates lease fee:
Dr The ‘Lease fee’ expense account
Cr ‘Other payables’ account when the lessee pays the lease fee:
Dr ‘Other payables’ account
Cr Cash/ correspondent account/ customer account
Lessor:
The following accounting entry is made when the lessor calculates the lease fee:
Dr ‘Other receivables’ account
Cr ‘Lease income’ income account when the lessor receives the lease fee: Dr Cash/ correspondent account
Cr ‘Other receivables’ account when the lessor calculates depreciation on the leased asset: Dr Depreciation cost of relevant fixed and intangible assets
Cr Depreciation on relevant fixed and intangible assets
The following accounting entry is made on finance lease:
Lessee:
when the lessee rents an asset:
Dr Relevant fixed or intangible assets account
Cr ‘Finance lease account’
when the lessee calculates finance lease interest payments:
Dr ‘Lease fee’ expense account
Cr ‘Calculated payable interest on other operations’ account
when the lessee makes finance lease interest payments:
Dr ‘Calculated payable interest on other operations’ account
Cr Cash/ correspondent account/ customer account
when the lessee makes finance lease payments:
Dr ‘Finance lease account’
Cr Cash/ correspondent account/ customer account
If an asset is transferred to ownership of the lessee, depreciations is calculated on it under the relevant legislation.
If, at the end of the lease period, the leased asset is returned to the lessee, the following accounting entry is made on the residual value:
Dr ‘Finance lease account’
Dr Accumulated depreciation on relevant fixed or intangible assets Cr Relevant fixed or intangible assets account
Lessor:
The following accounting entry is made when the lessor leases and asset:
Dr ‘Finance lease account’
Dr Accumulated depreciation on relevant fixed or intangible assets
Cr Relevant fixed or intangible assets account
when the lessor calculates finance lease interest receivables:
Dr ‘Interest receivables on other short-term loans and other operations’
Cr ‘Lease income’ income account
when the lessor receives finance lease interest:
Dr Cash/ correspondent account
Cr ‘Interest receivables on other short-term loans and other operations’
when the lessor receives finance lease payments:
Dr Cash/ correspondent account
Cr ‘Finance lease account’
The following accounting entry is made on the residual value of the asset when the leased asset is returned at the end of the lease period:
Dr Relevant fixed or intangible assets account
Cr ‘Finance lease account’