With a Fleetcare finance lease, clients receive 100% funding with tax deductible repayments. The finance lease is still the most popular form of vehicle funding for business in Australia. Unlike an operating lease it is on-balance sheet and this may impact some businesses.
At the end of the term you make a final payment and the car is yours, however the finance company may elect to retain the vehicle. This however, is rare but should be considered when negotiating the residual.
A finance lease allows businesses to take a residual position on the vehicle for the end of the term, providing it is within the Australian Taxation Office guidelines. This allows you to set repayments to cash flow requirements and potentially reap the benefit from the vehicle selling at a higher price than the residual.
Properly managed, a finance lease can provide business a lower cost option to operating lease.
A finance lease offers the option of: