The 7.5 hours in the classroom are just the starting point. On average, teachers are at school an additional 90 minutes beyond the school day for mentoring, providing after-school help for students, attending staff meetings and collaborating with peers.
A capital lease is treated like a loan, and the asset is considered owned by the lessee. The tax advantages of operating leases are especially significant for fixed assets such as lighting that are generally depreciated over a very long term (39 years), since the entire lease payment is tax deductible.
This teleconference will provide tax managers and advisors with a review of important trends in multi-state tax treatment of equipment and other asset leases. The discussion will include issues that have confronted lessors and lessees for years, some issues comparatively new on the scene, and some states' specific examples. Description Whether a company acts as a lessor or lessee, its tax specialists face thorny issues with leases of equipment and other assets, involving multiple state and local taxes and evolving and longstanding transactions.