SFAS 13 definition

SFAS 13 means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13, as amended and interpreted from time to time.
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SFAS 13 means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13 published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
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Examples of SFAS 13 in a sentence

  • Prior to July 1, 1999, substantially all CPAs were treated as sales-type leases as described in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13, "Accounting for Leases" ("SFAS 13").

  • The transaction included a commitment for the Company to lease back a portion of the property, which provided the Company with more than a minor part but less than substantially all of the use of the property, and thereby qualified the transaction as a sale-leaseback arrangement under SFAS 13.

  • Imhoff and Thomas (1988) also examined capital structure changes in response to SFAS 13, documenting a systematic substitution from finance (capital) leases to operating leases and non-lease sources of finance.

  • This standard is now the single source in U.S. GAAP for the definition of fair value, except for the fair value of leased property as defined in SFAS 13.

  • The particular characteristics of SFAS 13 that led it to be considered the worst standard were found to be lack of economic reality, lack of clarity, lack of implementation guidance and the need for frequent amendment.

  • The equivalent US standard (SFAS 13), which uses the term ‘capital lease’ rather than ‘finance lease’, introduces ‘bright lines’ into lease classification.

  • FSP No. 157-1, issued on February 14, 2008, excluded SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases” (“SFAS 13”), and other accounting pronouncements that address fair value measurements for purposes of lease classification or measurement under SFAS 13.

  • Interestingly, in Reither’s (1998) survey, SFAS 13 ‘Leases’ was voted the worst standard.

  • The Company recorded a sale and operating lease, thus removing the property from the Company's consolidated balance sheet and is deferring the profit of $1.4 million over the 15-year lease term in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 66, "Accounting for Sales of Real Estate" (SFAS 66) and SFAS 13.

  • Accordingly, the Company has capitalized the leased equipment in accordance with SFAS 13, "Accounting for Leases." In May and June 2000, the Company leased two stereolithography machines from 3D Capital Corporation ("3D") under a Master Lease Agreement entered into in March 2000 for a total value of $1,479,000 at a borrowing rate of 6.533% per annum for a period of 60 months.

Related to SFAS 13

  • FASB means the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

  • SFAS 140 means Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities.

  • FAS means Free alongside shipment

  • Accounting Standard means GAAP.

  • Earnings from Operations for any period means net earnings excluding gains and losses on sales of investments, extraordinary items and property valuation losses, as reflected in the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

  • Accounting Standards means the standards of accounting or any addendum thereto for companies or class of companies referred to in section 133;

  • ASC Topic 718 means the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, as amended or any successor accounting standard.

  • FASB ASC means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

  • Capital Leases means, as applied to any Person, any lease of (or any agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by such Person as lessee which in accordance with GAAP, is required to be reflected as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

  • Australian Accounting Standards means the accounting standards made by the Australian Accounting Standards Board in accordance with section 227 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth).

  • Applicable Accounting Standards means Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States, International Financial Reporting Standards or such other accounting principles or standards as may apply to the Company’s financial statements under United States federal securities laws from time to time.

  • ASC means the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, as in effect from time to time.

  • Fixed GAAP Date means the Issue Date; provided that at any time after the Issue Date, the Company may by written notice to the Trustee elect to change the Fixed GAAP Date to be the date specified in such notice, and upon such notice, the Fixed GAAP Date shall be such date for all periods beginning on and after the date specified in such notice.

  • Capitalized Leases means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.

  • Consolidated Net Income (Loss) of any Person means, for any period, the Consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period on a Consolidated basis as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted, to the extent included in calculating such net income (or loss), by excluding, without duplication, (i) all extraordinary gains or losses (exclusive of all fees and expenses relating thereto), (ii) the portion of net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis allocable to minority interests in unconsolidated Persons to the extent that cash dividends or distributions have not actually been received by such Person or one of its Subsidiaries, (iii) net income (or loss) of any Person combined with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries on a “pooling of interests” basis attributable to any period prior to the date of combination, (iv) any gain or loss, net of taxes, realized upon the termination of any employee pension benefit plan, (v) net gains (or losses) (except for all fees and expenses relating thereto) in respect of dispositions of assets other than in the ordinary course of business, (vi) the net income of any Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration of dividends or similar distributions by that Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Subsidiary or its stockholders, (vii) any gain arising from the acquisition of any securities, or the extinguishment, under GAAP, of any Indebtedness of such Person, (viii) transaction costs charged in connection with the Refinancing, or (ix) amortization of intangible assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis under GAAP.

  • EBITA means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus (i) amortization, including goodwill impairment, (ii) amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense, (iii) restructuring charges, (iv) non-cash write-downs of assets or goodwill, (v) charges relating to disposal of lines of business, (vi) litigation settlement amounts and (vii) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.

  • Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations means, with respect to any fiscal period of the Borrower, the Borrower’s net income after provision for income taxes for such fiscal period, as determined in accordance with GAAP and reported on the Financial Statements for such period, excluding any and all of the following included in such net income: (a) gain or loss arising from the sale of any capital assets; (b) gain arising from any write-up in the book value of any asset; (c) earnings of any Person, substantially all the assets of which have been acquired by the Borrower in any manner, to the extent realized by such other Person prior to the date of acquisition; (d) earnings of any Person in which the Borrower has an ownership interest unless (and only to the extent) such earnings shall actually have been received by the Borrower in the form of cash distributions; (e) earnings of any Person to which assets of the Borrower shall have been sold, transferred or disposed of, or into which the Borrower shall have been merged, or which has been a party with the Borrower to any consolidation or other form of reorganization, prior to the date of such transaction; (f) gain arising from the acquisition of debt or equity securities of the Borrower or from cancellation or forgiveness of Debt; (g) gains or non-cash losses arising from Hedge Agreements entered into by Borrower, and (h) gain arising from extraordinary items, as determined in accordance with GAAP, or from any other non-recurring transaction.

  • Gains means, with respect to any Party, an amount equal to the present value of the economic benefit to it, if any (exclusive of Costs), as of the Early Termination Date resulting from the termination of this Agreement, expressed in dollars and determined in a commercially reasonable manner. Factors used in determining the gain of economic benefit to a Party may include:

  • Pro Forma Balance Sheet as defined in Section 4.1(a).

  • Consolidated Depreciation Expense means, for any period, the depreciation expense of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

  • Adjusted Consolidated Net Income means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus the sum of the amount of all net non-cash charges (including, without limitation, depreciation, amortization, deferred tax expense and non-cash interest expense) and net non-cash losses which were included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period, less the amount of all net non-cash gains and non-cash credits which were included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such period.

  • International Accounting Standards means the accounting standards approved by the International Accounting Standards Board from time to time.

  • Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of any Person shall mean (i) any repurchase obligation or liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by such Person, (ii) any liability of such Person under any Sale-Leaseback Transactions that do not create a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (iii) any obligation under a Synthetic Lease or (iv) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheet of such Person.

  • Consolidated Total Asset Value means, without duplication, as of any date of determination, for the Consolidated Parties on a consolidated basis, the sum of: (a) the Operating Property Value of all Real Properties (other than Development/Redevelopment Properties); (b) the amount of all Unrestricted Cash; (c) the book value of all Development/Redevelopment Properties, mortgage or real estate-related loan assets and undeveloped or speculative land; (d) the contract purchase price for all assets under contract for purchase (to the extent included in Indebtedness); and (e) the Borrower’s applicable Unconsolidated Affiliate Interests of the preceding items for its Unconsolidated Affiliates.

  • Capitalized Lease means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) of which the discounted present value of the rental obligations of such Person as lessee, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person.

  • Pro Forma means producing a balance sheet that reflects a reasonably accurate financial statement of the Failed bank through the date of closing. The pro forma financial statements serve as a basis for the opening entries of both the Assuming Institution and the Receiver.