The new era of lease accounting has been started with the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 16 – Leases. Leasing is a common form of finance for many businesses and will affect most of the companies involved in leasing and especially in sectors like the airline, telecom, retail, and shipping. Listed companies around the world having approx. The US $ 3.3 trillion worth of leases. The IFRS 16 will have a substantial impact on the financial statements and will improve the quality of financial information. This standard will bring significant transparency of companies' lease commitments. This book brings together 360 views from the computation of the present value of lease liability, accounting, presentation, disclosures, taxation impact, subsequent modification and many more.

This book presents an empirical analysis on how the new lease accounting model of IFRS 16 affects financial statements and performance of Italian companies. It discusses the theoretical framework of the off-balance sheet financing with a particular focus on the off-balance sheet lease contracts. Previous research provided controversial results about the potential impacts on the companies’ financial statement and performance deriving from leases capitalization. The application of different methodological approaches based on estimation of the expected effects resulted in inconclusive results. This book aims to measure the real impacts deriving from the post-implementation of the new lease accounting standard (IFRS 16) on companies’ financial statements, economic and financial performance, on market reactions and on financial statement’ users.

Presents complex materials in a clear and understandable manner. Incorporating the latest accounting standards and presenting the most up-to-date accounting theory from the top academic journals in accounting and finance throughout the world.

This book is certainly for all individuals, researchers and students looking for a student text that covers almost all topics in Public Finance Management and Accounting. Even though most of the Acts used in this book relates primarily to the Republic of Ghana, the concept of Public Finance, International Public Sector Accounting Standards and others are relevant irrespective of jurisdiction.