Most people prefer to rent technology-based assets with the view of upgrading them at the end of the original term. This provides flexibility should your circumstances change as well as tax advantages for your business.
The Benefits of a Rental are:
- No major capital investment.
- Rental payments may be viewed as 100% tax-deductible.
- Match expense of equipment with benefit as derived by use over time.
- Ability to incorporate all costs of a Technology Environment, including: Hardware, Software, Warranties, Maintenance and Service Contracts.
- Flexibility to acquire the use of more equipment as needs arise.
- Rental payments may be viewed as an operating expense eliminating the need to record the liability of transactions in the capital account.
- Improved management of the Technology Environment and the associated costs.
Flexibility
The rental solutions proposed can provide for additional equipment and services to be added to the facility throughout the rental term, subject to approval.
Provided the agreement is finalised satisfactorily in accordance with the terms of the agreement, the renter may:
Upgrade to new equipment
Terminate and return equipment
Re-rent at an agreed rental reduction
Apply to Buy at lease end for agreed value