Did you have lease expenses in your business?
No |
Go to Part I. |
Yes |
Read on. |
You need to know
This is expenditure incurred through both financial and operating leases on leasing assets: motor vehicles, plant etc. Do not include the cost of leasing real estate.
In some circumstances, lease expenses may be debt deductions for the purposes of the new thin capitalisation rules. More information on thin capitalisation is available.
Note: If you include an amount of lease expense which is not allowable as a deduction, such as amounts disallowed under the thin capitalisation rules, you will need to add back the amount at H Expense reconciliation adjustments in the reconciliation items section on your schedule.
Expenses incurred under a hire purchase agreement are not lease expenses. Such expenses are dealt with in reconciliation items, Part E. See Reconciliation adjustments.
Special rules apply to leased cars if the cost of the car exceeds the car limit that applies for the financial year in which the lease commences. The car limit for 2003–04 is $57,009. If you lease a car that is subject to the special rules, the reconciliation between the lease expense and the tax treatment is carried out at H Expense reconciliation adjustments item P8 on your schedule. For more information, see Luxury car leasing.
Records you need to keep
List the assets leased and keep full details of leasing expenses for each item - including motor vehicles – and details of any private use. Leasing expenses of certain cars fall under the substantiation rules.
Step 1 |
Write your total primary production lease expenses at Lease expenses, Primary production column, item P8 on your schedule. Do not show cents. |
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Step 2 |
Write your total non-primary production lease expenses at Lease expenses, Non-primary production column, item P8 on your schedule. Do not show cents. |
Step 3 |
Add up your primary production and non-primary production lease expenses and write the total amount at J item P8 on your schedule. |