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What Is Business Car Leasing?
Business car leasing is a type of financing similar to renting a vehicle. You do not own the vehicle but use the vehicle as if you do, only pay for usage and taxed on your payments only. When a business leases a car they are referred to as the lessee and the financing company is the leaser. Both the lessee and leaser names are on the vehicle insurance. In addition, the leaser name is also on the vehicle title. This is why the lessee only pays taxes on the monthly lease payments rather than on the whole purchase price of the vehicle. It’s as if the lessee is renting the car and only paying taxes on the amount of time the vehicle is used. In contrast, when you purchase a vehicle using traditional financing you own the vehicle, pay for it in its entirety over the financing term and get taxed on the full vehicle purchase price.
One of the purposes of business car leasing is to allow a business to purchase a more expensive vehicle at a lower monthly payment. This is done by paying for usage over a specific term. For businesses another purpose of car leasing is to classify the vehicle payment as an expense so it can be tax deductible. The same is true for associated vehicle related expenses such as insurance, gas, maintenance and repairs.
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