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Buying a car, piece of equipment, or business asset almost always comes down to one question: should you finance it or lease it? Both options let you get behind the wheel or onto the shop floor without paying full price upfront, but they work in fundamentally different ways — and picking the wrong one can […]

When businesses think about IFRS 16 compliance, the focus is usually on getting the calculations right and passing the audit. What often gets underestimated is what happens when things go wrong. Non-compliance isn’t just a technical accounting issue that gets quietly corrected. It carries real financial, operational, and reputational costs that can follow a business

Banks and financial institutions often manage some of the largest and most complex lease portfolios of any industry. Between branch networks, ATM placements, data centers, and technology infrastructure agreements, the sheer volume and variety of lease arrangements can make IFRS 16 compliance particularly demanding. What works for a simple office lease often doesn’t translate cleanly

When IFRS 16 came into effect, most of the conversation focused on how accountants would calculate lease liabilities and right of use assets. Less attention went to how the people reading those financial statements afterward, particularly lenders and credit analysts, would actually interpret the new numbers. That gap matters, because the way credit professionals read

If you work in finance or accounting, you have probably heard a lot about IFRS 16. This lease accounting standard changed the way companies report their leases, and it has a real effect on financial statements. One of the biggest changes shows up in EBITDA. But that is not the only number affected. Ratios like

Managing leases has never been simple. But since IFRS 16 came into effect, the job of every finance team got significantly more complicated. What used to be a few lines on an expense report now demands detailed calculations, right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, and regular journal entries. The good news is that finance professionals are finding

Overview If you run a business that uses leased assets, whether it’s a retail store, a commercial property, or even heavy equipment, you’ve probably heard of IFRS 16. Since it came into effect in January 2019, this accounting standard has changed the way companies record lease agreements. And for many finance teams, it has also