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January issue in PDF format
January 20, 2004
In The Marketplace
January 01, 2004
Highlights of the latest equipment leasing news from around the country.
Proposed 4% Lease Tax Would Raise Cost of Leasing in Chicago
January 01, 2004
Cook County Illinois Board President John Stroger has proposed a new 4% lease tax. This tax is modeled on the Chicago Transaction Tax, which shifts the imposition from the lessee to a flat 4% tax on lessors (including nonpossessory lessors) receipts. The State Government Relations Committee Chair of the Equipment Leasing Association, Valerie Pfeiffer of CIT, reports that under this proposed tax, the only exempt lessors are governmental bodies, and lessors that are organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational or religious purposes. The ordinance provides no exemption for government or other typically exempt charitable, educational or religious lessees.
Leaseback Deals Under Attack
January 01, 2004
As if the leasing industry needed another obstacle, a major one is now looming on the horizon, courtesy of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley (R-Iowa).
Repayments of Loans Made by Lessors Are Now Taxable Under Ohio Sales/Use Tax
January 01, 2004
In a recent administrative decision by the Ohio Department of Taxation, the commissioner held that the repayment of a loan of money should be added to the lease price of tangible personal property subject to the Ohio Sales/Use Tax. The case before the commissioner involved a loan that was made to a lessee to pay off its contract obligations to another lessor, so that the lessee could enter into a lease of new equipment with the new lessor. Both the loan and the lease were separately delineated in the Lease Agreement between the partners. The commissioner concluded that the repayment of the loan was an "expense associated with the leased equipment." As a result, the commissioner held that under Ohio R.C. 5739.01(H)(1), the separately stated refinance charge to pay the interest and principle on the loan could be included as part of the leased price paid for leased equipment making both amounts taxable under the Ohio Sales/Use Tax.
Update: Industry Awaits Regulations Under USA Patriot Act
January 01, 2004
This is an update to the article titled, <i>Industry Awaits Regulations Under USA Patriot Act,</i> published in the May 2003 edition of the <i>LJN Equipment Leasing Newsletter</i> (Volume 22, Number 4). As of this writing, the Treasury Department has yet to issue regulations relevant to the "loan and finance company" category of "financial institution."
A Guide to the Proposed Amendments to Article 2A
January 01, 2004
The American Law Institute (ALI) and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), the two organizations jointly responsible for drafting and updating the Uniform Commercial Code, recently approved proposed amendments to Article 2 &mdash; Sales, and Article 2A &mdash; Leases. The ALI approved the proposed amendments in May 2003 and NCCUSL in August 2002. These amendments are the culmination of a project that began more than 10 years ago.
Business Crimes Hotline
January 01, 2004
The latest rulings of interest to your practice.
Landlord & Tenant
January 01, 2004
Recent rulings of importance to you and your clients.
December issue in PDF format
December 16, 2003

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