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Business equipment: Whether to buy or lease?

New and existing companies require expensive business equipment. Everything from copiers and printers to fax machines, telephone systems and digital scanners help owners and employees operate on a daily basis. All of these pieces of equipment can be quite expensive. According to local office equipment

firms, an average imager or a basic copier can run anywhere from $300 to $5,000.

Businesses have the option of buying or leasing this equipment, and there are many determining factors that affect this decision.

A finance lease is a full-payout, non-cancelable agreement in which the lessee is responsible for maintenance, taxes and insurance. Finance leases are most attractive in cases where the lessee wants the tax benefits of ownership or expects the equipment's residual value to be high.

These leases are structured as equipment financing agreements with residuals up to 10 percent. The lessee purchases the equipment upon lease termination at a pre-agreed amount. The term of a finance lease tends to be longer, nearly covering the useful life of the equipment.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

  • Arbitrating and Mediating Equipment Lease Finance...
    • Editor's note: The equipment leasing bar has traditionally been unreceptive to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). In an informal poll conducted on the Equipment Leasing Association's ......
  • Buyers get top products by leasing
    • In an effort to keep costs down, office buyers are working to leverage their companies' purchasing of copiers. As they consolidate office equipment buying, these ......
  • Construction equipment leasing grows.
    • The Equipment Leasing Association, Arlington, Va., the non-profit association representing companies involved in the $218 billion equipment leasing and finance industry, and R.S. Carmichael & ......
  • Leasing volume increases.
    • Equipment leasing, estimated to be a $160 billion industry in the US, has seen an annual volume increase of 23 percent overall since the second ......
  • Survey shows leasing percentages
    • up front The results of a survey conducted by Inc. magazine and the Equipment Leasing Association show that almost half of Inc. 500 offices surveyed ......
  • Keeping members coming back.
    • I commend Douglas Vaira on his article "Building Loyalty That Bears Fruit" in your February issue (page 30). Since the repositioning of the Equipment Leasing ......
  • Leasing Can MAXIMIZE IT Strategies.
    • Companies that choose leasing over purchasing for their information technology needs are realizing compelling business advantages such as affordable access to the latest technologies, improved ......
  • Leasing: a viable financial-management option.
    • In today's market, leasing has become a very viable finance option for businesses. An estimated $244 billion in equipment alone will be leased in 2002, ......
  • It's your serve.
    • WHO? Amy Miller Holmes, CAE WHAT? Vice President of Communications WHERE? Equipment Leasing Association, Arlington, Virginia WHEN? Since 2000 Q: How did you start playing ......
  • Easing tax compliance for lease portfolios.
    • The economic downturn has wrecked havoc on state and local tax revenues for the approximately 7,500 separate state and local government entities that generate up ......
  • Top Reasons Why Printers Choose Leasing
    • There are at least 13 business benefits to leasing capital equipment, reports the Equipment Leasing Association. However, customers in print shops and graphic arts firms ......
  • ELA election
    • WASHINGTON, DC-Edward K. Gross was recently elected to the Equipment Leasing Association's board of directors. As an associate director, Gross's term will run from 2000-2003....
  • ELA reports growth over past year
    • ARLINGTON, VA--The Equipment Leasing Association (ELA) released its Performance Indicators Report (PIR) far 1st quarter 2000. The report revealed that the total net portfolio for ......
  • Lessons In Leasing
    • HEADNOTE Leasing farm equipment can be a cost-effective option, as long as you understand the details. ACCORDING to the Equipment Leasing Association, leasing accounts for ......
  • Lessons In Leasing
    • HEADNOTE Leasing farm equipment can be a cost-effective option, as long as you understand the details. ACCORDING to the Equipment Leasing Association, leasing accounts for ......
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