Auto Car Loans

Most people cannot imagine living without the freedom and convenience that ownership of a vehicle provides. But owning a car is not free from hassles. You either need to take a loan or make a sizeable payment upfront. Is there an alternative? Yes, you can own a car of your choice with novated lease.

Novated lease is a method of salary packaging a car. Under this system the employee leases the car and the company owner takes on the employee’s obligation of paying the monthly lease rental from the employee’s pre-tax salary. In short, a novated lease is a three-way agreement between the employer, employee, and the lease company.

Australian businesses offer employees novated lease as part of a financial package agreement. This type of alternative salary-sacrifice arrangement has become very popular with the employees.

What Is So Special In This Type Of Auto Finance Arrangement?

It is a slew of benefits that attracts people to novated lease arrangement.

Savings On Tax

* Tax authorities will consider your car as a company vehicle. So, you benefit on tax.

* Goods and Service Tax (GST) credits on the initial vehicle purchase.

* GST credits on running costs including all costs incurred on tires and fuel.

* Lower taxation provided by fringe benefit tax when you package the entire lease through your pre-tax salary.

Savings On Purchase Price

* You can benefit from corporate fleet discount programs.

* Fleet management will afford your savings on running costs when your car gets discounts on servicing and maintenance.

Flexibility

* The vehicle will be of your choice.

* You have the option of building equity on your vehicle. If at the end of the lease period, the car’s market value is higher, you benefit from the difference. Continue Reading

In the fast lanes of life, no one can imagine living without their cars. You can easily drive your dream car if you lease it.

Your leasing company will also give you the option of buying the leased car. There are two kinds of car lease buyouts or payoffs:

1) Lease-end buyout (at end of lease period)
2) Early buyout (during the lease period)

Buying your leased car is always better than buying a used car from a dealer who is an absolute stranger to you. You know the car’s history and if you have been maintaining it properly, then it is advantageous to you.

Also if you have surpassed the mileage restrictions and don’t want to pay the exorbitant additional fees, buyout will be very useful.

For buying the car, you will need to avail an auto loan. But before that, it is essential that you consider few things. Prevention is better than cure, isn’t it?

Read the document carefully

You need to be cautious while dealing in any financial matter. If your company doesn’t allow an early buyout, it is not wise to go for it. The reason is that you will have to pay heavy penalties or extremely expensive termination fees. So, do read the lease agreement carefully.

The condition of the car

While going for lease buyout, carefully check the condition of the leased car.

If you have been maintaining it well, then you need not worry about it. But if the leased car has depreciated a lot, there is no point in buying it.

Understand the Purchase option price/Residual value

Your lease agreement will have a “Purchase Option Price” which is set by the leasing company. This is the price that you will have to pay if you decide to buy the leased car.

The price is set taking into account the value of the car at the end of the lease period and an additional purchasing fee.

Don’t forget to see how your leasing company manages your payments. Few companies consider initial payments on the car as interest payments instead of payments on the principle. So, you may owe much more than the residual value.

Compare the residual value with the market value

You will be at the benefit only when the market value will be higher than the residual value of the car. You can determine the market value with the help of Kelly Blue Book or any other website that provides authentic data. If the car is valued lower than the residual value, then it will be better to end your lease and search for another car. Continue Reading