Lease Accounting Trends in St. Louis

LEASE ACCOUNTING TRENDS IN ST. LOUIS

Has your company begun the transition to the new lease accounting standard?

	St. Louis	U.S.
Yes	64%	44%
No	36%	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?

	St. Louis	U.S.
Yes, already completed	76%	48%
Yes, started but not completed	24%	51%
No, haven’t started	0%	1%

Have you completed the following?

	St. Louis	U.S.
Identified team members and responsibilities for completing the transition to a new standard	83%	61%
Made an inventory of, and prioritized, any systems changes which might be required	77%	51%
Developed a project plan to address all gaps emanating from the diagnostic work	79%	49%
Identified, at a high level, the magnitude and type of the lease inventory (e.g., property, equipment)	85%	49%
Written new accounting policies	50%	47%
Written new accounting procedures	13%	43%
Investigated any lease or property management systems which will facilitate adoption	70%	42%

What is the most challenging aspect of the transition to the new standard?

St. Louis	U.S.
1. Diagnosing the needed changes	1. Training staff
2. Managing change	2. Diagnosing the needed changes
3. Updating technology	3. Finding professionals with the requisite expertise

For your company, which new accounting standard has been more challenging to adopt?

	St. Louis	U.S.
Revenue recognition	59%	71%
Lease accounting	41%	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?

	St. Louis	U.S.
Most of them	45%	29%
Some of them	49%	54%
Almost none of them	6%	17%

Source: Robert Half and Protiviti survey of more than 2,000 finance leaders in the United States, including 100 in St. Louis

Total may not equal 100 percent due to rounding.