BDO LEAD - (IFRS 16 Tool)

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are changing. From 1 January 2019, IFRS 16, will impact on the way leases are accounted for by lessees in terms of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure.

This is where BDO Lead can help – a streamlined and efficient lease management and IFRS 16 technology solution.

BDO Lead helps you transfer existing data, supplemented by additional parameters necessary for accounting (under IFRS 16), to a single database. Features include:

• Ability to manage thousands of leases where data is entered into a spreadsheet and BDO Lead takes care of the calculations
• Recognising the transitional effects and ongoing impacts on KPIs and relevant disclosure requirements
• Importing existing lease contract data via an import interface
• Guiding the user through the complexity of the standard and providing the final journal entry for existing and new lease contracts
• Ensuring that the history of data inputs can be retrieved at any time and in contrast to a spreadsheet program, unintentional overwriting of information is not possible.
• BDO Lead has a great track record and has been successfully implemented by organisations including Aldi Supermarkets and Deutsche Telekom

Current challenges for multiple lease holders

                     

                                                                       

Functions of BDO Lead

Archival	BDO LEAD gives users the opportunity to save leases under review in a central database and the ability to analyse all leases based on criteria. Information can also be tailored to fit with your requirements.
Measurement	BDO LEAD allows you to manage leases on a quantitative basis. Once the lease payments have been entered, BDO Lead calculates the present value of the lease payments and the amount of the lease liability, including the right-of-use asset. There are also options to track changes and reassess leases. BDO Lead also calculate the interest expense and depreciation for the period.
Analysis	Information stored in the database can be used to analyse leases. The basic version of BDO Lead comprises analysis tools that be tailored to the user and sector. This includes: General analysis / queries Disclosures in the notes required by IFRS 16.

Web-based application

As a web-based portal, BDO Lead allows users to input their lease information (when it starts, the monthly payment, end date and borrowing rate), and will:

• Calculate the interest expense for the period
• Calculate the depreciation for the period
• Calculate the right-of-use asset and lease liability at the end of the period
• Take care of the presentation in the financial statements.

Created by both IFRS experts and software developers, BDO Lead takes into account transitioning and ongoing maintenance of leases.