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Under ASC 842, walk me through how a lessee brings an operating lease onto the balance sheet, and why the income statement still looks different from a finance lease.

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Day one, I recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted at the rate implicit in the lease or, more commonly, the incremental borrowing rate.

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