Equipment Lease
- Fixed interest rate for the full term of the asset lease.
- Fixed loan term.
- Lease terms are normally from 12 months/1 year up to 84 months/7 years.
- Fixed monthly repayments.
- Monthly lease payments and residual payments are tax deductible, as determined by the Australian Taxation Office.
- Fixed residual amount, payable at the completion of the asset lease term.
- GST on the full purchase price is claimed by the lender.
- As the lender can claim back the GST, the amount financed in the lease is the equipment purchase price ex GST.
- GST is charged on the monthly lease payments and residual (when paid) is claimed by the borrower.
- The monthly lease payment appears on your (the borrower) balance sheet as an operating expenditure rather than having the full price of the equipment as an asset/liability.