What Is the Cost Basis of an Asset Acquired by a Lease

question 64

Multiple Choice

What is the cost basis of an asset acquired by a lease, which is in substance an instalment purchase?

• A)The present value of the market price of the asset discounted at an appropriate rate as an amount to be received at the end of the lease
• B)The sum of the future minimum lease payments under the lease
• C)The present value of the future minimum lease payments under the lease (exclusive of executory costs and any profit thereon)discounted at an appropriate rate
• D)The net realizable value of the asset determined at the date of the lease agreement plus the sum of the future minimum lease payments under the lease

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