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IFRS 16 Lease Payment Definition

Lease Payment Definition According to IFRS 16 Paragraph 27

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Lease Payment Definition According to IFRS 16

According to IFRS 16 Paragraph 27, a lease payment is:

  1. Fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments as described in paragraph B42), less any lease incentives receivable;

  2. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date (as described in paragraph 28);

  3. Amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees;

  4. the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option (assessed considering the factors described in paragraphs B37–B40); and

  5. Payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease.

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