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Lease or Buy – Tax allowable depreciation

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  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • August 26, 2017 at 8:17 pm #403703
    hedgend
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    Hello Sir.

    The following is a question from the past exam paper (December 2014).
    Would you kindly explain why the statement A is incorrect?
    Don’t we include tax savings from tax depreciation allowances to arrive at NPV in Lease or Buy decisions?
    Totally confused here…What did I get wrong?
    Please help me out.

    Q6. Which of the following statements is correct?

    A Tax allowable depreciation is a relevant cash flow when evaluating borrowing to buy compared to leasing as a financing choice

    B Asset replacement decisions require relevant cash flows to be discounted by the after-tax cost of debt

    C If capital is rationed, divisible investment projects can be ranked by the profitability index when determining the optimum investment schedule

    D Government restrictions on bank lending are associated with soft capital rationing

    August 27, 2017 at 10:24 am #403733
    John Moffat
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    The tax allowable depreciation is not itself a cash flow.

    It is relevant for calculating the cash flows when buying (because it results in a saving of tax) but the depreciation itself is not a cash flow.

    August 29, 2017 at 10:55 am #404045
    hedgend
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    Crystal clear.
    Totally overlooked that tax allowable depn and a tax saving from it are two different things!
    You are a star. Thank you again.

    August 29, 2017 at 4:31 pm #404096
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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