| Benefits of a Printer Lease | | | | your business discovers that the printer is not enough |
| Most businesses find that large printers, either color or | | | | for your needs, then it is generally easier and much |
| black and white, are necessary to fulfill their daily | | | | less costly to arrange an upgraded machine with the |
| needs, but the price tag on those printers is hefty. | | | | leasing company than it would be to sell your printer |
| When leasing, the cost is spread out over a longer | | | | and buy a new one. |
| period of time, leaving a much larger cash flow for | | | | Finally, the issue that will make your chief financial |
| other business expenses. This is especially good for | | | | officer the happiest is the fact that leasing costs may |
| new businesses, where their cash and lines of credit | | | | be tax deductible under general operating costs. When |
| are limited. | | | | you originally purchased a printer, it is money out with |
| When your business buys large printers, you'll also | | | | no tax benefits. |
| discover that they are not as easy to install. While your | | | | Disadvantages to a Printer Lease |
| desktop printer at home might be plug in, do a sample | | | | As compelling as the benefits of a printer lease may |
| page, and then use it, larger printers require a little | | | | seem, there are disadvantages to leasing, which must |
| more. It might surprise a new business owner to | | | | be weighed for each business. With a lease, you |
| discover that set up costs on a purchased printer will | | | | never own the printer, so it cannot be counted as an |
| likely be extra. Another benefit to a printer lease is that | | | | asset for your company. While there are gains to be |
| most often the set up costs are covered within your | | | | made on your financial sheets for leases, there are |
| lease agreement, so no extra money is flowing out of | | | | some for owning too: if you own the printer, you can |
| your business for this expense. | | | | include the depreciation of it on your taxes, so there is |
| Another business expense that you may not be | | | | a trade off either way. |
| aware of is the cost of repairs. With large printers | | | | With a lease, you may end up spending more money |
| there will be repair bills at one time or another. You | | | | on the machine in the long run, as the payments of a |
| may even find that a paper jam causes a call for | | | | lease will end up being higher than paying outright for |
| technical support. If you own the printer, your business | | | | your printer. |
| will foot the cost of all repair calls, but these repairs | | | | Adding up the short-term and long-term cost benefits |
| should also be covered under your printer lease | | | | and other advantages to leasing your printers is a |
| agreement. | | | | process each company has to make for itself. |
| One of the biggest benefits to a printer lease is that if | | | | |