BIM61100 - Leasing: Finance Leasing: contents

This section contains the following:

BIM61101Leasing: Finance leasing: tax treatment: introduction
BIM61105Leasing: Finance lessees: tax treatment: public statements
BIM61110Leasing: Finance lessees: leases entered into before 12/4/91
BIM61115Leasing: Finance lessees: leases entered into on or after 12/4/91
BIM61120Leasing: Finance lessees: use of SSAP 21
BIM61125Leasing: Finance lessees: allocation of finance charge
BIM61130Leasing: Finance lessees: termination adjustments: general
BIM61135Leasing: Finance lessees: termination adjustments: substituting one finance lease for another
BIM61140Leasing: Finance lessees: termination adjustments: premature terminations
BIM61145Leasing: Finance lessees: short-term finance leases: no secondary periods
BIM61150Leasing: Finance lessees: rentals written off over short primary period
BIM61155Leasing: Finance lessees: SSAP 21 not applied
BIM61160Leasing: Finance lessees: change in depreciation rate under SSAP 21
BIM61165Leasing: Finance lessees: sale and leaseback
BIM61170Leasing: Finance lessees: asset not depreciated
BIM61175Leasing: Finance lessees: multiple asset leases
BIM61180Leasing: Finance lessees: pre-use rentals
BIM61185Leasing: Finance lessees: fixtures
BIM61190Leasing: Finance lessors: whether trading
BIM61195Leasing: Finance lessors: timing of lease rentals receivable

Guidance on:

  • The commercial background and accountancy treatment of leasing is at BIM61000 onwards.
  • Anti-avoidance legislation in ICTA88/S781 - ICTA88/S785 (leased assets other than land) is at BIM61200 onwards.
  • Anti-avoidance legislation in ICTA88/S779 - ICTA88/S780 (sale and leaseback of land) is at BIM61300 onwards.
  • Anti-avoidance legislation in FA97/SCH12 (back-loaded leases and ‘income-into-capital’ schemes) is in the Finance Leasing Manual at FLM27.01 onwards.