The Financial Accounting Standards Board staff on Friday issued interpretative guidance in the form of a question-and-answer document addressing accounting for lease concessions related to economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Many lessors are providing lease concessions, such as deferred or forgiven payments, to a significant number of tenants as a result of the economic fallout from COVID-19.

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....