In accounting software provider LeaseQuery’s first benchmarking analysis of lease liabilities, it found balance sheet liabilities increased nearly 16 times as operating leases came onto the balance sheet for the first time upon adoption of ASC 842, Leases.

Maria L. Murphy, CPA, is a regular contributor to Compliance Week. She is a senior content management analyst, accounting and auditing products, CCH tax and accounting North America for Wolters Kluwer....