Accounting rules break leases into two classes. When you lease equipment or a building for a relatively short term, you have an operating lease, AccountingTools explains. If you lease long-term or in ...

Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She has been in the accounting, audit, and tax profession for more than 13 years, working with individuals and a ...

For many entrepreneurs signing a lease seems like renting an apartment – a Tennant/Lessee agrees to pay a certain fee to Lessor/Agent per month. Right? Nothing could be further from the truth. The ...

Leasing seems to be the best way to get a good deal on a new car right now, and following some amazing lease deals at the end of last month, April's deals are still solid in comparison. It's likely ...

To borrow from Mark Twain's famous quote, the reports of the death of retail (and the retail lease) have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, although reports of the demise of the brick-and-mortar ...

Poor management of your real estate leases exposes your business to a range of risks including unexpected terminations, defaults and overbilling by lessors. And with new lease accounting rules ...