Advantages of Truck Leasing Vs Purchasing
Truck leasing to get that truck equipment you need today instead of purchasing, can be a cost-effective option, particularly if you don’t have ready cash on hand. The same acquisition rationale applies to all heavy equipment. Along with being able to regulate your cash flow more effectively, truck leasing offers these additional advantages:
Asset Management ** A truck equipment lease provides the use of equipment for specific periods of time at fixed payments. Depending on how the truck lease is structured, the lessor assumes and manages the risk of equipment ownership. At the end of the truck lease, the lessor is responsible for the disposition of the asset.
Balance Sheet Management ** Because an operating truck lease is not considered a long-term debt or liability, it does not appear as debt on your financial statements, thus making you more attractive to traditional lenders.
Current Technology ** If the nature of your industry demands that you have the latest truck technology a short-term operating truck lease can help you get the needed equipment and keep your cash out-lay to a minimum. Your risk of getting stuck with obsolete equipment is lower because you can upgrade or add equipment to meet your ever-changing needs.
Customized Payment Solutions ** A variety of truck leasing products are available, allowing you to tailor a program to fit your month-to-month or year-to-year cash flow needs. Some lessors offer stepped- payment programs, with the payments being smaller at the beginning of the lease to allow the lessee’s cashflow to build. The payments then ramp up latter in the payment schedule when the new truck(s) have increased the business revenue. Other lessors offer seasonal deferred payment programs for businesses that experience cashflow challenges during the year. Always ask for these options. Independent lessors want your business. If it makes sense financially, they will often accommodate your needs.
Flexible End Of Term Options ** There are several options for disposing of equipment after the lease term ends including returning the equipment, renewing the lease or purchasing the equipment.
Flexibility ** As your business grows and your needs change, you can add or upgrade at any point during the lease term through add-on or master leases. Lessors want you as a long term customer and are often creative in how they structure a truck lease for you. Captive or in-house truck leasing programs may not be as flexible. So, you can often find more flexible truck leasing arrangements with Independent Truck Leasing Companies.
Immediate Write-Off ** Truck Lease payments can be treated as expenses (depending on how the lease is structured) on a company’s balance sheet, therefore, truck equipment does not have to be depreciated over five to seven years. (Consult with your tax professional prior to making major asset acquisition decisions)
Improved Cash Forecasting ** By leasing need truck equipment you know the amount and number of lease payments over the life of the leasing period, so you can accurately forecast cash requirements for your equipment.
Tax Benefits ** The IRS does not consider a truck operating lease to be a purchase, but rather a tax-deductible overhead expense. Therefore, you can deduct the equipment lease payments from your corporate income. (Consult with your tax professional prior to making major asset acquisition decisions).
Robert (Jake) Jacobs is a Business Financing Consultant specializing in Asset Based Business Financing. Truck Leasing and Heavy Equi0pment Leasing is a core competency of services offered. He can be reached at… 800-313-6433.
E-mail- capitalwise@aol.com.
More information at… http://need-leases.askjakefor.info
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