Lease Accounting Changes Effect on Retailers

Retailers might soon be forced to recognize a higher lease liability on their balance sheets. John Meedzan of Technology Management does a great job explaining:   The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and the International Accounting Standards Board...

Frequently Asked Questions About Lease Auditing

Why can’t my internal accounting team perform my lease audit? Because lease auditing is a real estate function, not an accounting issue. You need the knowledge and experience necessary to uncover and successfully recover variances from real estate industry standards....

Fighting Occupancy Cost Overcharges

Ahhh, the joys of managing leases.  It’s like herding cats through a field of mice sometimes. Even though I’m a “dog guy”, we have 2 spoiled, lovable cats that I sometimes think were landlords in a past life, only without the opposable thumbs, Bluetooth device and...