[Proship] Ask the Frontlines of Practical Response to the New Lease Accounting Standard Directly! Hosting a Panel Discussion & Networking Event on 'Narrowing and Shortening'
Proship and First Accounting will co-host a seminar on May 21, 2026, for accounting personnel struggling with the new lease accounting standard. It focuses on narrowing scope and shortening lease periods.
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Proship Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Motoshi Suzuki), in co-sponsorship with First Accounting Inc., is holding a 14-part practical program aimed at minimizing practical burdens for accounting and finance personnel struggling with considering response policies and consulting with audit firms ahead of the mandatory application of the new lease accounting standard from FY2027.
The second session, held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, focuses on 'narrowing down the scope of application' and 'shortening the lease period', which trouble many companies. Through a panel discussion where you can directly hear the 'raw voices' of companies leading the response to the new standards, and a networking event where personnel can share their worries and challenges, we will deliver hints for practical judgments that cannot be sorted out alone.
■ Background of the 2nd Session and Importance of the Theme
Regarding the response to the new lease accounting standard, our recently conducted 'Survey on the Progress and Actual Situation of Responses to the New Lease Accounting Standard' revealed that over half of the companies are still stuck at the 'information gathering and impact survey' stage.
Under these circumstances, the next wall of more in-depth practical judgment that companies face after completing initial stages like lease identification is 'how far can the application scope be narrowed down' and 'how short can the lease period be made'.
Even if they read the standards and explanatory materials and understand the concept of the system, many cases stall from proceeding to sort out the next policy due to doubts and anxieties such as:
- Will this judgment really be accepted by the audit firm?
- To what extent are other companies stepping into this?
In particular, judgments on application scope, lease period, and monetary materiality are areas where accountability based on each company's actual situation is required, making it a theme where the correct answer is hard to see. Proship believes that for personnel struggling in this 'next judgment phase', knowing other companies' actual examples and judgment processes, rather than continuing to think alone, will be a major hint to move forward.
Therefore, in the second session, centering on a panel discussion inviting companies leading the response to the new lease accounting standard, we will share ideas for judging application scope and lease periods 'narrowly' and 'shortly', and the reality of practice anticipating audit responses. By adopting an in-person format where you can directly hear the background and nuances of judgments that cannot be fully conveyed online, we provide a place where participants can share their worries and challenges, and take home hints to materialize their own company's response.
■ Points of this Seminar
This seminar focuses on 'how to narrow the application scope' and 'how to shorten the lease period', which are the next judgment phases in responding to the new lease accounting standard, and sorts out the concepts and judgments required at the forefront of practice from both theoretical and case-study perspectives.
1. Making 'Theory' an ally: How to break through the 3 million yen standard
Certified Public Accountant Kiyoshi Nakata will sort out the 'theoretical armament' essential in consultations with audit firms.
In our 'Survey on the Progress and Actual Situation of Responses to the New Lease Accounting Standard', the difficulty of sorting out judgments in anticipation of consultations with audit firms emerged as a factor preventing many companies from making judgments.
Centering on the concept of the monetary materiality standard and lease periods, we will explain the rationale and ideas of how far they can be made 'narrow' and 'short' to reduce practical burdens.
Ideal vs. Reality: The 'Low-Value Asset Standard' -- Highlighting the true feelings of companies wanting to suppress accounting burdens
2. Making 'Cases' an ally: Panel discussion inviting pioneering companies
Addressing the biggest concern of practitioners, 'How are other companies making judgments and building consensus?', we will hold a panel discussion welcoming companies leading the response to the new standards as panelists.
On the day, based on cases from pioneering companies including Sumitomo Corporation, we will share the 'boundaries of practical judgment' that go beyond interpreting the standards, countermeasures for challenges faced during the consideration process, and the reality of audit response practices, focusing on the judgment process of application scope, lease period, and monetary materiality. By sharing the background of judgments and the consideration process through dialogue, we provide specific hints you can take back to your company.
3. Making 'Peers' an ally: Networking event unique to in-person holding
This seminar will be held in person, and a networking event is scheduled after the lecture and panel discussion.
By exchanging opinions directly with personnel from other companies facing the same challenges, instructors, and Proship's expert staff, you can share 'off-the-record stories' regarding practical worries and judgments not obtainable in webinars, and build horizontal connections to advance future responses.
■ 2nd Session Overview
Date & Time: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 13:30 - 18:00 (Reception starts: 13:00)
Location: Bellesalle Onarimon Tower (1-1-1 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Sumitomo Fudosan Onarimon...
The second session, held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, focuses on 'narrowing down the scope of application' and 'shortening the lease period', which trouble many companies. Through a panel discussion where you can directly hear the 'raw voices' of companies leading the response to the new standards, and a networking event where personnel can share their worries and challenges, we will deliver hints for practical judgments that cannot be sorted out alone.
■ Background of the 2nd Session and Importance of the Theme
Regarding the response to the new lease accounting standard, our recently conducted 'Survey on the Progress and Actual Situation of Responses to the New Lease Accounting Standard' revealed that over half of the companies are still stuck at the 'information gathering and impact survey' stage.
Under these circumstances, the next wall of more in-depth practical judgment that companies face after completing initial stages like lease identification is 'how far can the application scope be narrowed down' and 'how short can the lease period be made'.
Even if they read the standards and explanatory materials and understand the concept of the system, many cases stall from proceeding to sort out the next policy due to doubts and anxieties such as:
- Will this judgment really be accepted by the audit firm?
- To what extent are other companies stepping into this?
In particular, judgments on application scope, lease period, and monetary materiality are areas where accountability based on each company's actual situation is required, making it a theme where the correct answer is hard to see. Proship believes that for personnel struggling in this 'next judgment phase', knowing other companies' actual examples and judgment processes, rather than continuing to think alone, will be a major hint to move forward.
Therefore, in the second session, centering on a panel discussion inviting companies leading the response to the new lease accounting standard, we will share ideas for judging application scope and lease periods 'narrowly' and 'shortly', and the reality of practice anticipating audit responses. By adopting an in-person format where you can directly hear the background and nuances of judgments that cannot be fully conveyed online, we provide a place where participants can share their worries and challenges, and take home hints to materialize their own company's response.
■ Points of this Seminar
This seminar focuses on 'how to narrow the application scope' and 'how to shorten the lease period', which are the next judgment phases in responding to the new lease accounting standard, and sorts out the concepts and judgments required at the forefront of practice from both theoretical and case-study perspectives.
1. Making 'Theory' an ally: How to break through the 3 million yen standard
Certified Public Accountant Kiyoshi Nakata will sort out the 'theoretical armament' essential in consultations with audit firms.
In our 'Survey on the Progress and Actual Situation of Responses to the New Lease Accounting Standard', the difficulty of sorting out judgments in anticipation of consultations with audit firms emerged as a factor preventing many companies from making judgments.
Centering on the concept of the monetary materiality standard and lease periods, we will explain the rationale and ideas of how far they can be made 'narrow' and 'short' to reduce practical burdens.
Ideal vs. Reality: The 'Low-Value Asset Standard' -- Highlighting the true feelings of companies wanting to suppress accounting burdens
2. Making 'Cases' an ally: Panel discussion inviting pioneering companies
Addressing the biggest concern of practitioners, 'How are other companies making judgments and building consensus?', we will hold a panel discussion welcoming companies leading the response to the new standards as panelists.
On the day, based on cases from pioneering companies including Sumitomo Corporation, we will share the 'boundaries of practical judgment' that go beyond interpreting the standards, countermeasures for challenges faced during the consideration process, and the reality of audit response practices, focusing on the judgment process of application scope, lease period, and monetary materiality. By sharing the background of judgments and the consideration process through dialogue, we provide specific hints you can take back to your company.
3. Making 'Peers' an ally: Networking event unique to in-person holding
This seminar will be held in person, and a networking event is scheduled after the lecture and panel discussion.
By exchanging opinions directly with personnel from other companies facing the same challenges, instructors, and Proship's expert staff, you can share 'off-the-record stories' regarding practical worries and judgments not obtainable in webinars, and build horizontal connections to advance future responses.
■ 2nd Session Overview
Date & Time: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 13:30 - 18:00 (Reception starts: 13:00)
Location: Bellesalle Onarimon Tower (1-1-1 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Sumitomo Fudosan Onarimon...