Lease Accounting Trends in Atlanta

Lease Accounting Trends in AtlantaLease Accounting Trends in Atlanta LEASE ACCOUNTING TRENDS IN ATLANTAHas your company begun the transition to the new lease accounting standard?AtlantaU.S.Yes81%44%No19%56%Finance leaders who reported their company has begun the transition also were asked As part of that transition, have you begun the diagnostic work necessary to determine the level of effort which wil be required for you to be ready to adopt the new standard?AtlantaU.S.Yes, already completed47%48%Yes, started but not completed52%51%No, havent started1%1%Have you completed the following?AtlantaU.S.Identified team members and responsibilities for completing the transition to a new standard71%61%Made an inventory of, and prioritized, any systems changes which might be required46%51%Developed a project plan to address all gaps emanating from the diagnostic work47%49%Identified, at a high level, the magnitude and type of the lease inventory (e.g., property, equipment)38%49%Written new ac counting policies60%47%Written new accounting procedures37%43%Investigated any lease or property management systems which will facilitate adoption46%42%What is the most challenging aspect of the transition to the new standard?AtlantaU.S.1. Training staff1. Training staff2. Diagnosing the needed changes2. Diagnosing the needed changes3. Managing change3. Finding professionals with the requisite expertiseFor your company, which new accounting standard has been more challenging to adopt?AtlantaU.S.Revenue recognition48%71%Lease accounting52%29%How much of the processes and learnings from transitioning to the new revenue recognition standard have you been able to apply to adopting the new lease accounting standard?AtlantaU.S.Most of them41%29%Some of them57%54%Almost none of them3%17%Source Robert Half and Protiviti survey of more than 2,000 finance leaders in the United States, including 100 in AtlantaTotal may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.