On January 1, 2014, Reynolda Co. leased equipment by signing a five-year lease that required five payments of $30,000 due on January 1 of each year with the first payment due January 1, 2014. The equipment remains the property of the lessor at the end of the lease and Reynolda does not guarantee any residual value. Using a 10% cost of capital, Reynolda capitalized the lease on January 1, 2014, in the amount of $125,096. What is the amount of current portion of the lease obligation Reynolda should report on the December 31, 2015, balance sheet?

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The current portion of the lease obligation is the principal portion of the lease payment due within the next year. After two payments, the remaining lease obligation is amortized using the effective interest method. The principal portion of the third payment (due January 1, 2016) is $22,539.