Looking to
extend your budget? TIG Financial Services leases let you keep your cash
and
still acquire capital goods - depending on the lease option you choose.
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| Capital
Expenditure |
Full
amount of equipment cost |
Full amount of equipment cost plus finance charges |
A
percentage of equipment cost spread equally over useful life |
| Inital
Cash Outlay |
100%
of equipment cost |
A meaningful equity investment - usually 20% of equipment cost |
Usually
none; through rentals in advance are common |
| Credit
Lines |
Impact
of cash
decrease |
Decrease in availability |
No
impact |
| Operating
Capital |
Decreased
by total cost |
Decreased by amount of down payment |
Limited
to minimal increase in SG&A expenses |
| Payments |
Entire
cost paid up front regardless of usage |
A portion of the cost and related finance charges |
Fixed
for them of the lease |
| Purchase
Options |
Fully
purchased on day one |
Included in monthly loan payments |
10%
or more of the equipment cost paid at end of lease term |
| Mid
term update options |
Make
another large cash outlay for new equipment, plus pay the cost of old
equipment disposal |
Pay off loan, pay the cost of the old equipment disposal and get another
loan with significant initial cash outlay |
Pay total amount of payments for remaining lease term and enter into another
lease |
| Tax
Impact |
Depreciate
over the five years (far longer than competitive life of technology) |
Depreciate cost over five years and expense the interest in fiscal year
paid (not concurrent with competitive life of equipment) |
May
be a fully taxable operating expense subject to your accountant's interpretation |
| Impact
On Your Business |
Requires large initial capital outlay; depreciation schedule far longer than
practical life |
Can require significant inital cash outlay; depreciation schedule far
longer than practical life; no refresh options during long term |
Tax treatment subject to interpretation; no refresh options during lease
term |