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synthetic lease

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A quick definition of synthetic lease:

A synthetic lease is a way to buy property where a lender creates a special company to buy the property and then leases it to the buyer. This allows the buyer to deduct the property's depreciation and the loan's interest for tax purposes, while keeping the asset and debt off their balance sheet. It's like renting a house, but instead of a landlord, there's a special company that owns the property.

A more thorough explanation:

A synthetic lease is a method of financing the purchase of real estate. In this type of lease, a lender creates a special-purpose entity that buys the property and then leases it to the ultimate user, usually a corporation. The lessee pays rent to the special-purpose entity, which uses the rent to pay off the loan. The synthetic lease is treated as a loan for tax purposes and as an operating lease for accounting purposes. This allows the lessee to deduct the property's depreciation and the loan's interest while keeping both the asset and the debt off its balance sheet.

For example, a corporation wants to buy a building but doesn't want to show the debt on its balance sheet. The lender creates a special-purpose entity that buys the building and leases it to the corporation. The corporation pays rent to the special-purpose entity, which uses the rent to pay off the loan. The corporation can deduct the property's depreciation and the loan's interest while keeping both the asset and the debt off its balance sheet.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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