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Guidelines for Leases, Installment Purchase Contracts, & Associated Trade-Ins

Summary: Compare features of rentals, leases, and lease-purchase plans.

 

Straight Rental

No interest
No set term
No purchase

Term Rentals and Leases

Contract includes begin & end dates
Usually financed - vendor's amortization schedule required
Consult Plant Accounting if => $100,000

Lease-Purchase
(aka Installment Purchase)
    Lease without Purchase Option
<$100,000
Lease with Purchase Option
<$100,000
Capital Lease with or without Purchase Option
>$100,000
Supplier Financed Third-Party Financed
Record in Campus Inventory?* No No No Yes Yes Yes
Who holds title at inception of contract?* Lessor Lessor Lessor Lessor UC-Conditional UC-Conditional
Can equipment acquired under this contract be traded in?** No No When buyout option is exercised & title transfers When buyout option is exercised & title transfers At end of contract At end of contract

Account Code

6120-other
6140-computer
6170 6135-other
6155-computer
6130-other
6150-computer
7090 7090
Subject to sales tax? Yes Yes Yes Yes Paid up front in lump sum Included in payments
Property tax exempt? n/a n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes
Is lease cancelable? Yes Yes/No Yes/No No No No
Are PO line items for fiscal roll needed? No Create a separate line item for each fiscal year term with a value of $10/line item.
Is an amortization schedule required? No No Required if supplier is charging interest

Requires Amortization Schedule for separate principal and interest component.

Requires Amortization Schedule for separate principal and interest component.

Requires Amortization Schedule for separate principal and interest component.

Attachment/
Reference:
Appendix F Appendix F Appendix F Appendix F

Strategically Sourced Agreement, if applicable

Lease-Purchase Agreement, Schedules A-C, UCC Form 1
NOTES: No principal and interest components. No principal and interest components.  

Contact Plant Accounting to confirm classification.

Receives inventory tag.






Receives inventory tag.

Third party pays for the machine and finances to UC.


Receives inventory tag.

Required Banner FIS Clauses n/a Lease w/o Option Equiplse
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Equiplse
Invequip
Leasepur
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Last revised: October 22, 2008 (am)