February, 2018
10 February
HOW LEASING CAN DRIVE GOVERNMENT’S GROWTH AGENDA
Leasing is a creative financing alternative that has grown and established globally which facilitates easy access to capital equipment. It is an imposing industry in terms of scope and size as leasing tends to meet the diverse equipment needs of the users. The unique attributes of leasing continue to endear it to the…
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9 February
TAX CONSIDERATIONS IN LEASING
Leasing is subject to: Value Added Tax (VAT) Withholding Tax and Capital Gain Tax, CITA. Finance Lease VAT is not applicable, that is you don’t have to charge VAT on your finance leases The interest portion of the rental is taxable income Capital portion is a repayment and no tax implication Withholding tax is…
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2 February
17 WAYS LEASING CAN BENEFIT A LESSEE (USER OF ASSET)
Leasing, is gaining more recognition and acceptance worldwide, both as a profitable business to the lessor and effective financing alternative to the lessee. The popularity of leasing is attributable to the various advantages it offers to the principal parties to a leasing transaction. Leasing is less burdensome on liquidity. This is perhaps the most…
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1 February
BAITS TO AVOID IN LEASE DOCUMENTATION
Succeeding in the leasing world require lessors to guide against certain pitfalls while documenting their transactions. Some of these pitfalls include: i. Equity Contributions — The word equity connotes ownership. Therefore asking for equity contribution in a lease transaction no matter the percentage gives the lessee a proprietary interest in the leased asset and…
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