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among these 2 which property is IAS16 or IAS40

AAnes10y ago
(i) property A: a leasehold office block with 25 years’ unexpired tenure at 1 June 2014. The property is sublet on a five year lease at commercial rates to a shipping company. (ii)Property B: a freehold cottage, originally purchased to provide assistance to employees, which is now let commercially to tenants who have no connection with the company. among these 2 which property is IAS16 or IAS40
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#1
I'm not 100% sure that you can hold investment property through an operating lease. Certainly you can through a finance lease. So the answer to the first is its probably IAS 16 The cottage looks to me like IAS 40. Is it available now - I fancy a quiet weekend away?
AAnes10y ago#2
Thank you Mike Best wishes Ram..
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#3
You're welcome
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