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Facts About Leasing Your Equipment --The Benefits & Pitfalls
Sunday, March 06, 2005
While 80% of all US businesses have leased equipment at one time or another, some may not be aware of the benefits, nor of the hidden costs involved with leasing.
Benefits of Leasing Equipment
Leasing is Flexible.
Companies have different needs, different cash flow patterns, different and sometimes irregular streams of income. For example, startup companies typically are characterized by little cash and limited debt lines. Mature companies might have other needs - to keep debt lines free, to comply with debt covenants, and to avoid committing to equipment that may quickly become obsolete. Therefore, your business conditions - cash flow, specific equipment needs, and tax situation may help define the terms of your lease. Moreover, a lease provides the use of equipment for specific periods of time at fixed rental payments. Therefore, leasing allows you to be more flexible in the management of your equipment.
Leasing is Cost-Effective.
Equipment is costly and some of the costs are unexpected. When you lease, your risk of getting caught with obsolete equipment is lower because you can upgrade or add equipment to best meet your needs. Further, your equipment needs can change over time due to changes to your company, such as diversification. Leasing allows you to stay on the cutting edge of technology.
Leasing Has Tax Advantages.
Rather than deal with depreciation schedules and Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) problems, you, the lessee, simply make the lease payment and deduct it as a business expense.
Leasing Helps Conserve Your Operating Capital.
Leasing keeps your lines of credit open. You don’t tie up your cash in equity. Also, you avoid costly down payments. With other advantages such as off-balance sheet financing, leasing helps you better manage your balance sheet.
Although leasing does provide benefits to business owners, there are other attendant costs that business owners need to be aware of. Learn more by reading the full article at the Small Business Administration.
Benefits of Leasing Equipment
Leasing is Flexible.
Companies have different needs, different cash flow patterns, different and sometimes irregular streams of income. For example, startup companies typically are characterized by little cash and limited debt lines. Mature companies might have other needs - to keep debt lines free, to comply with debt covenants, and to avoid committing to equipment that may quickly become obsolete. Therefore, your business conditions - cash flow, specific equipment needs, and tax situation may help define the terms of your lease. Moreover, a lease provides the use of equipment for specific periods of time at fixed rental payments. Therefore, leasing allows you to be more flexible in the management of your equipment.
Leasing is Cost-Effective.
Equipment is costly and some of the costs are unexpected. When you lease, your risk of getting caught with obsolete equipment is lower because you can upgrade or add equipment to best meet your needs. Further, your equipment needs can change over time due to changes to your company, such as diversification. Leasing allows you to stay on the cutting edge of technology.
Leasing Has Tax Advantages.
Rather than deal with depreciation schedules and Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) problems, you, the lessee, simply make the lease payment and deduct it as a business expense.
Leasing Helps Conserve Your Operating Capital.
Leasing keeps your lines of credit open. You don’t tie up your cash in equity. Also, you avoid costly down payments. With other advantages such as off-balance sheet financing, leasing helps you better manage your balance sheet.
Although leasing does provide benefits to business owners, there are other attendant costs that business owners need to be aware of. Learn more by reading the full article at the Small Business Administration.
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