Sales-type lease
An arrangement whereby a firm leases its own equipment, such as Acer leasing its own computers, thereby competing with an independent leasing company. |
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True leaseA contract that qualifies as a valid lease agreement under the Internal Revenue code.
Sale and lease-back agreement
Sale of an existing asset to a financial institution that then leases it back to the user.
Safe harbor lease
A lease to transfer tax benefits of ownership (depreciation and debt tax shield) from the lessee, if the lessee could not use them, to a lessor that could use them.
Operating lease
Short-term, cancelable lease. A type of lease in which the period of contract is less than the life of the equipment and the lessor pays all maintenance and servicing costs.
Net lease
A lease arrangement under which the lessee is responsible for all property taxes, maintenance expenses, insurance, and other costs associated with keeping the asset in good working condition.
Limitation on sale-and-leaseback
A bond covenant that restricts in some way a firm's ability to enter into sale and lease-back transactions.
Leveraged lease
A lease arrangement under which the lessor borrows a large proportion of the funds needed to purchase the asset and grants the lender a lien on the assets and a pledge of the lease payments to secure the borrowing.
Lease Rate
The payment per period stated in a lease contract.
Lease
A long-term rental agreement, and a form of secured long-term debt.
Break-even lease payment
The lease payment at which a party to a prospective lease is indifferent between entering and not entering into the lease arrangement.
Capital lease
A lease obligation that has to be capitalized on the balance sheet.
Cost of lease financing
A lease's internal rate of return.
Precious Metals Lease
A vehicle or technique used to finance precious metals inventories. It is related to the term structure of precious metals prices.
