Calculating the financial aspects of leases is a complex task, especially when the building’s operational costs are passed on to the tenant. The scope of overcharging the tenant by the landlord is high leading to monetary losses that might go undetected for several years. A lease audit is a vital tool for identifying overcharges and to prevent them in future. Lease audit analyzes and reports discrepancies in the charges that can help save a tenant thousands of dollars.
Companies who implemented the new FASB standards can verify the fact that it’s not an easy transition. While they are in the process of learning trial by error, here are five common mistakes companies who are yet to implement the new standards can avoid.(more…)
Lease abstraction is a tedious process simply because not all leases are straightforward. CRE companies have been struggling to find ways to organize and manage their unstructured lease agreements. But lately, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to abstract leases has caught the attention of many companies. Lease abstraction through artificial intelligence is based on machine learning. Simply upload the lease and other related documents and the software will analyze the entire set of documents, and abstract all the required information, providing the desired output. (more…)
Lease abstraction is an important function of commercial real estate. It provides structure to the lease document, making it easier to access important details. Organizations who want to stay competitive and grow their real estate portfolios need a smooth lease abstraction process. However, your capacity to abstract and update all of your lease in a timely fashion may be hindered by these 5 issues – (more…)
FASB has replaced a nearly 40 year old ASC 840 standards and so the changes required to be implemented are definitely not inconsequential. With the aim of covering some major accounting gaps, the new standards came into force for public companies as of December 15, 2018. Private companies will follow on December 15, 2019. It’s March, so private companies have very little time left to implement the new accounting standards. Companies who have already started the implementation process have realized that compliance and implementation are more challenging than expected.(more…)
Lease administration is the process of gathering critical data from leases and configuring them in a centralized system. The activities involved are lease review and abstraction, cam audits, certificate of insurance management, important document storage and maintenance, critical dates monitoring, operating expenses review etc. Effective lease administration helps to limit costs, mitigate risk, monitor contractual obligations and ensure compliance with legal regulations.(more…)