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When you need a business car finance system, or a business car loan, you have many options to select from. The best depends on the structure of your business, its revenue avenues, status of GST registration and relevant tax methods. With an effective business car finance system, or loans you can reduce your overall business expenditure to a great extent. It also helps increase the overall revenue thus accelerating the development of your business towards set goals.Â
Leasing cars is one good option. In this manner you can keep the car as your own though the actual owner is the financier of the vehicle. In general, the financier buys the car for the customer and leases it to the customer for a fixed monthly rental for a set period. At the end of the set period, the customer can continue with the lease on a new agreement, or buy the car by paying the rest. The advantages of a car lease include flexibility of contract terms normally from two years to five years, fixed interest; scheduled monthly payments; ability to apply for residual; tax deductions, if the vehicle is to be used for business purpose; GST exclusions and ability to make advanced lease payments etc. Â
Yet another good method for business car finance is the 'commercial hire purchase'. In this system, businesses hire cars from financiers for a set monthly repayment scheme. The duration is also fixed. At the end of the term, the option of buying the car is also available with the commercial hire purchase method. This system is suitable for business owners who have GST based on accruals. Individuals who use vehicles for business also hire vehicles under commercial hire purchase. Â
In addition, the chattel mortgage system is also available with business car finance. With this method, a lender grants loans to buy a car or a commercial automobile and secure the loan with a mortgage of the same vehicle. When the buyer covers the loan, h/she gets the actual ownership of the vehicle. There are other business car finance systems too. One such is the Novated lease. Although this system is not so popular, it has good advantages. Under this system, employees buy the cars and lease the same back to their companies. The relevant employer pays the agreed monthly rentals for the vehicles. This system further expands to a fully maintained novated lease, in which, the employer agreed to pay the operating expenses as well. |