How do you distinguish a capital (finance) lease from an operating lease?
- Finance leases never appear on the balance sheet
- They are accounted for identically in every respect
- A finance lease transfers the risks and rewards of ownership (asset and liability recorded); an operating lease is more like a rental
- Operating leases transfer ownership at the end
- Operating leases always last longer than finance leases
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