Part 5:
Lease Vs. Buy?
The $64,000 Question in the auto
arena
Which is better for me, to
Lease or to Buy my vehicle? It is a question that we hear hundreds of
times a week. The answer is that it depends on your individual
situation. While many people just look at their payments to
try and answer the question, a real analysis depends on a host of
financial and tax issues. You can generate a free in-depth Lease
vs. Buy analysis on any vehicle, right here on our website. We
guarantee that you have never seen a more thorough analysis.
Click here to begin
In
reality, leasing and loans are just two different methods of
automobile financing. Leasing finances the use of a vehicle
for a certain period of time, and a loan finances the purchase of a
vehicle. The third option is to finance the purchase of a
vehicle with cash, although fewer people actually do this. Our
tool is the only tool available that lets you compare leasing to
purchasing with cash and purchasing with financing.
Being
in the service business, I appreciate the attention to my needs at
all times - not just at lease signing. Alpha Leasing finds out
what the customer needs and delivers it.
--- Phil Gueltzow, United Mechanical
It is not possible to say that one of the three methods is always the
best way to pay for a vehicle. The only proper way to do this is
to look at all of the tax and financial considerations of the question.
For personal use automobiles, the decision will mostly be a financial
one. Leasing and purchasing will have significantly different cash
flows, and a proper analysis must take these differences into account.
Financial Comparison
Our
website contains the most comprehensive lease versus buy tool available
on the market today. Most sites give you a financial calculator
that just adds up the payments and gives you the difference. Our
financial calculator also takes other things into consideration.
We look at what you are going to do at the end of the evaluation period.
We also look at the differences in the timing of the cash flows between
leasing and purchasing and what you are going to do with the money.
Leasing typically will have payments that are significantly lower
than loan payments on the purchase. What are you going to do with
this excess cash? If you stick it in the bank in a savings account
you might be getting 3% on your money, but if you make extra payments on
your credit card, you are in effect getting an 18% to 21% return on your
money. This difference alone can make thousands of dollars in
differences in your lease versus buy analysis. No one else goes
into this detail.
For business-use vehicles, the tax law treats the buying and leasing of
vehicles quite differently. In many cases leasing enjoys many tax
advantages over purchasing. Our program Lease vs Buy tool takes
into account all of the unique tax laws related to automobiles:
Did you know that depreciation is severely limited for vehicles
under 6,000 lbs?
Did you know that cars and trucks are depreciated differently?
Did you know that SUVS have different Section 179 limits than
other vehicles?
Did you know that if you take a large Section 179 expense on a
vehicle and then sell it 3 or 4 years later, that you will be facing
a large tax bill?
Do you know all of the options for reimbursing employees for the
business use of their vehicle?
Is is better to place a vehicle in the business name or your
personal name?
Our experts have integrated every relevant tax law into our analysis
tool so that we can give you the definitive answer on whether you should
buy or lease your business use vehicle. Our analysis is completely
free and there is no obligation for using it.
Do you have any questions or need any additional
information? Call us Monday through
Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (EST)
1-800-800-5327
email us at info@alphaleasing.com
or fill out a
General Info Request
Is
your vehicle used for Business?
Saving Taxes is as much fun as
saving money.
Call our business/Fleet Specialists
at
1-800-800-5327
or email us at
BusinessVehicles@alphaleasing.com
Being
in the service business, I appreciate the attention to my needs at
all times - not just at lease signing. Alpha Leasing finds out
what the customer needs and delivers it.
Our
website contains the most comprehensive lease versus buy tool available
on the market today. Most sites give you a financial calculator
that just adds up the payments and gives you the difference. Our
financial calculator also takes other things into consideration.
We look at what you are going to do at the end of the evaluation period.
We also look at the differences in the timing of the cash flows between
leasing and purchasing and what you are going to do with the money.
