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Combating the Effect of GIGO on AI

For almost forty years, when contemplating the strategic benefits of computer automation across a business enterprise, we have always been guided by a simple acronym, GIGO: Garbage In, Garbage Out. As every aspect of business is racing towards the explosion of AI applications, it is even more important to realize that the most critical element … Continued

FASB & COVID

Another Covid Impact: Delayed Value Realization of FASB Lease Investments

In the years leading up to the 2019 Transition Date for ASC 842 and IFRS 16, we authored a couple of articles on FASB’s Gift and Moneyballing CRE where we projected that the significant investment in new systems, data assembly, financial integration and new processes and controls would pay substantial dividends in the overall asset … Continued

With Short-Term Leases, What Could Go Wrong?

Thanks for the great feedback on my last post on short-term leases, I received a few questions about this statement on potential negative impacts, “Signing short-term leases exposes a lessee to tremendous risk in retaining the underlying asset, and to predict the cost of that lease.” I’ll expand on those two risks here.

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Short-Term Leases Will Not Save Your Balance Sheet

In the lead up to, and adoption of, the new lease accounting standards, many have looked at short-term leases to manage the impact on corporate balance sheets. However, they may be providing false hope.

Lease Accounting Delays

Subconscious Benefits of Implementing New Lease Accounting

As a result of the Novel Coronavirus, Accounting Departments within Private and Non-Profit organizations received their second round of relief from the standard boards as it relates to New Lease Accounting effective dates.

Rent Concession

Relief or No Relief?

In April, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) provided a Q&A document regarding relief for the rent concessions negotiated from the COVID-19 pandemic. As some of those concessions may be expiring, I’d like to revisit the topic and update some earlier suggestions I made.

Reduce Rent Expense By 15% To 20%

Jackson Cross Partners, LLC (“JCP”) has developed a program to leverage the investment market’s demand for corporate net leased properties to provide significant rent savings to our corporate clients. Many times there is a significant spread between the current rent being paid, and the capitalized value of the income stream. By restructuring the Lease, JCP … Continued