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Payment Terms • Lease: Leases involve a fixed payment of rent. • Loan: Banks loan long-term money on a floating or variable rate. This places the rate risk on you. Equipment Ownership • Lease: Financing Company owns the title to the equipment and customer has option to buy, extend lease, or upgrade and return equipment. • Loan: Borrower owns the title to the equipment and cannot return or upgrade at end of loan term. Down Payment • Lease: Typically, no down payment is required. • Loan: Bank can require an upfront payment (20%). Obsolescence Risk • Lease: Financing Company assumes risk of the outdated equipment since customer can return equipment and upgrade at end of lease. • Loan: Borrower bears risk of the equipment and devaluation due to new technology. Collateral Requirements • Lease: The equipment serves as the collateral for the transaction. If payments are missed, equipment can be seized in event of a default. • Loan: Business loan may require customer to pledge current or fixed assets for collateral. Assets can be seized in event of a default. Eligible Assets • Lease: This product can finance equipment, software, and services (installation, training, etc.) • Loan: This product pays for capital needs including sales finance, inventory finance, and business expansion. Tax Benefits • Lease: Lease Payments may be 100% deductible or may be a form of accelerated depreciation depending upon the lease type. • Loan: As the equipment owner, your only tax advantage is depreciation and the loan’s interest. Lease vs. Loan Use the right combination to acquire equipment for your business Mark Johnson (O) 800.234.9693 (M) 949.243.2350 [email protected] REDEFINING How You Offer Customer Finance Solutions Follow us on
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Page 1: Lease vs. Loan - Americorp Financial€¦ · • Lease: Lease Payments may be 100% deductible or may be a form of accelerated depreciation depending upon the lease type. • Loan:

Payment Terms• Lease: Leases involve a fixed payment of rent.• Loan: Banks loan long-term money on a floating or variable rate. This places the rate risk on you.

Equipment Ownership• Lease: Financing Company owns the title to the equipment and customer has option to buy, extend lease, or upgrade and return equipment.• Loan: Borrower owns the title to the equipment and cannot return or upgrade at end of loan term.

Down Payment• Lease: Typically, no down payment is required.• Loan: Bank can require an upfront payment (20%).

Obsolescence Risk• Lease: Financing Company assumes risk of the outdated equipment since customer can return equipment and upgrade at end of lease.• Loan: Borrower bears risk of the equipment and devaluation due to new technology.

Collateral Requirements• Lease: The equipment serves as the collateral for the transaction. If payments are missed, equipment can be seized in event of a default.• Loan: Business loan may require customer to pledge current or fixed assets for collateral. Assets can be seized in event of a default.

Eligible Assets• Lease: This product can finance equipment, software, and services (installation, training, etc.)• Loan: This product pays for capital needs including sales finance, inventory finance, and business expansion.

Tax Benefits• Lease: Lease Payments may be 100% deductible or may be a form of accelerated depreciation depending upon the lease type.• Loan: As the equipment owner, your only tax advantage is depreciation and the loan’s interest.

Lease vs. LoanUse the right combination to acquire equipment for your business

Mark Johnson(O) 800.234.9693 • (M) 949.243.2350

[email protected]

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