Topic: Accounting for Leases - why it matters

"The IASB believes that bringing operating leases (with the exception of short-term leases and small asset leases) on balance sheet will bring accountability and transparency and provide investors with complete information about a company's assets and liabilities." (Cahalan, Rugers & McGregor, 2015, p. 2).

Required:

Discuss the whether the proposed changes to accounting for leases as proposed in ED 242 Leases will bring accountability and transparency to reports prepared by Australian companies.

(HINT: you will need to define the terms accountability and transparency and clearly demonstrate that you understand what they mean specifically in terms of information presented by Australian companies preparing GPFR, and how these will be acheived under the proposals in ED 242)