We have analyzed the characteristics of loans
and credits, but these are the only instruments
involved in obtaining financing. Additionally,
employer may have the following products:
leasing, renting, factoring and trade discounts. Let
to define and see the features of each of them:
LEASING
Leasing, also known as lease,
is a simple financial instrument that allows us to
finance up to 100% of purchase value. It is a
contract by which a leasing company we
gave the use of a good (we are the tenant) for a
time period provided in exchange for a fee
monthly. At the end of the lease term, we granted
a call option on the property.
The assets are transferred to the equipment
(computer equipment, machinery, parts of
transport) or property for purposes
business or professional (industrial, local
business, etc.).. They are subject to stock leasing
or housing for use by particular holder
economic activity.
Leasing is a product that allows us to:
To fund 100% of the purchase price, higher than
percentage of other forms of financing.
· Flexible payment program allowing
adapt to our possibilities, depending on our
needs or expectations.
To fund the acquisition of the assets of our company
in terms consistent with the economic life of assets.
This makes it easier to have a balance sheet structure more
balanced, fixed asset financing resources
medium and long term period in which, moreover,
collect the fruit of the investment. This is known
as self-financing of investment and occurs on
particularly in the incorporation of goods that increase
production. The cost is going to pay to performance
one’s own good.
• The rental property, with the particularity that a
When completed the contract, we can choose to purchase,
to renew or surrender the property to the lessor.
To defer I.V.A. · incurred in the operation as it
bearing as they go to meet the quota,
fact that other forms of financing or payment of
own funds allow. There is only one exception:
at the time exercised the purchase option;
in which case the I.V.A. accrues in its entirety.
· Deferred tax deduction because it allows the base
tax or corporate income tax in the calculation
net performance of economic activities
our I.R.P.F. to double the tax depreciation
(or triple in the case of SMEs) to 100% of the
interests, reducing the financial cost of the tax -
operation.
RENTING
The renting is a full service, medium and long term
rental and all services necessary for the
proper functioning of the property. On completion
have no way of option.
Before the contract ended, we agreed with the
company renewal or otherwise of the operation. If not
renewed, the contract ends with the return of the property.
At the end of the lease the property becomes the property of
provider, who may sell or extend the lease.
Its purpose is the replacement of equipment by others to
completing the contract. Therefore it is thought
primarily to facilitate the use and enjoyment of
all those goods that require renovation
continuously since the specifications and
technology are particularly affected by the
risk of obsolescence.
Assets covered by renting are:
- Capital goods. Investment in technology, equipment
computer hardware, software, printers, solutions
computing, information technology, services
computing. Also all related assets
with the equipment in offices, factories, warehouses and
companies such as switchboards, computers
office, computer equipment, forklifts,
retractable, collect orders, stackers, etc. and, ultimately,
a wide range of machinery with the latest technology,
can form the basis of contracts for renting.
- Motor-cars for both retail and
professionals and corporate fleets. Also
are the subject of derivatives, suitable for passenger use
commercial vans up to a certain
tonnage.
Therefore, renting is a financial instrument:
· Very profitable for our company as it allows
dispose of an asset without having to immobilize
financial resources and can allocate resources to
investments with higher returns.
· Apply to goods that do not provide solvency
society and, instead, it is imperative their good
operation in the company.
· Very easy to access the property using a
rapid technological change.
· Allows the possibility to enjoy the good (car or
equipment) without making a down payment
important.
Improves adaptation to the technological evolution of the
existing equipment on the market and the evolution of the
company.
· Not immobilize the joint resources of goods
need continual renewal, providing greater
liquidity.
· Whose assets are not reflected in the balance of society,
lightening it.
· That simplifies administrative tasks, is treated as
rent more, including all services in a
single monthly payment.
• In the monthly incomes that are 100% expenditure
tax deductible, provided that it grant the right
a business or professional use.
· Avoid any controversy about the accounting
amortization of the leased asset, it is not
our property.
FACTORING
Factoring is a contract that is essentially
in providing administrative and financial services
by which we yield to a factoring company
the receivables of all or part of the billing
short term, making our short sales in
cash sales. Thus, the factoring company
she is the owner of the debt owed to us taking
the risk of insolvency and be responsible for the
accounting and billing.
The instrumented receivables can come in
invoices, bills, receipts, certificates or other media.
It can be interpreted as a way to prevent
delinquencies in the company and is widely used by the
companies whose financial situation prevents them from applying
a line of credit.
However, factoring is not just limited to an assignment
credits, but includes the provision of other
complementary services that are attractive
product such as:
“Insurance against insolvency of the debtor of 100%,
until a certain amount of risk.
-Classification of the creditworthiness of customers.
-Collection Management Billing assigned.
-Information on the evolution of recovery.
-Trade credit insurance on customers
purchasers, or receiving payment delivered to a percentage
of possible failures.
-Advances to a percentage of sales transferred.
A factoring transaction does not require us to take
All the above services but we can hire
factor with those who best for you.
We can distinguish various types of factoring in terms
of several criteria:
• If a financial institution we anticipated or not the funds,
distinguish:
* If the lender advances the funds to us, we can
request the advance of the assigned throughout
time from assignment to the maturity of credit.
* If the lender advances the funds we,
We factor services but do not require the
service funding.
• According to assume or not the financial institution risk
insolvency of the debtor, we find:
* Factoring with recourse: the financial institution assumes
the risk of insolvency of the debtor.
* Factoring without recourse: the financial institution assumes
risk of insolvency of the debtor rather than assuming
we.
The two components of cost of operation
factoring are:
· Commission usually ranges between 1 and 3% of the value of
the invoice and depends on the turnover of our
company, the average value of the bills receivable, the
maturity and risk diversification
transferred. The management of recovery or compensation
domicile effects is charged with the same commission.
· Interests: if loan financing
trade, usually 1% higher than
established for the bank discount and always
calculated on the share financed.
The advantages and disadvantages of factoring are:
Advantages
· Increase cash flow.
· Save time, save costs and accuracy of the
obtaining reports on clients business.
· Allows maximum conversion of the portfolio in cash
debtors and to ensure collection of all of them.
Simplifies accounting · since, by contract
factoring, our company starts to have a single client,
factor society that pays cash.
· Sanea customer base, as it decreases the
allocations and provisions for bad debts.
· Allows receive advance payments of the receivables assigned to the
customers.
· No debt. The company purchasing factor
firm’s debts, without recourse to refund in case of
not copper.
· Streamlines and eliminates administrative tasks.
Disadvantages
· High costs. The interest rate is higher than
conventional trade discount.
• The factor can not accept some of our
documents (invoices) or request for an operation the
option “with recourse” in which, in case of insolvency,
factor society does not take it.
Excluded · related operations
perishables and long term (more than one
year).
· We, as a customer, we are subject to the discretion of
society as a factor in risk assessment
of different buyers.
· For small business or microenterprise, such
operations have very high costs, so only
if our operation has high margins is
Interestingly this service.
TRADE DISCOUNT
The trade off is that the entity
Financial pays us the amount of a debt
not expired (eg a bill of exchange or promissory note)
after deducting interest and legal bankruptcies
relevant by the time between the advance and
the debt is due.
It is a quick way to anticipate the amount of receipts,
bills, notes or other negotiable instruments, that our
holds firm against third parties for operations
specific to our business.
The bank becomes the holder and is
able to repay the amount by presenting
to recover the debtor (delivered) on the expiration of the
letter or note.
The amount deducted is called nominal.
The capital is received net of interest
is called effective. In this operation, cash is
less than the nominal and the difference between both is the
called off.
The main users of the discount are
sole traders and small businesses. Is
a financial instrument for immediate liquidity
commercial operations with customers, to
advance billing. It is a good option for businesses
and companies unable to meet loan and
credits.
The costs of this operation are the
following:
• Interest rate applicable on the nominal quantity
you should charge.
• Commissions. They have set a minimum discount
but not a ceiling, which usually grow in a
proportional to the amount to deduct. These commissions
are:
“From study: is due in the time of confirming the
operation.
“From collection management: varies depending on the characteristics
of effects (resident or not, accepted or not, etc..).
-For return of effects.
-Brokerage notary public.
-Bells: Tax documented legal acts that
accrues at the time of discount, when
are not discounted bills of exchange, as promissory notes,
receipts …
Advantages
• We have greater liquidity.
• We cover the financing needs of
circulating.
• We yield the bills, notes and other negotiable instruments,
and the financial institution the amount we anticipated, and
responsible for the recovery at maturity.
• The purpose of the trade discount is available
advance the amount of sales made
third instrumented through commercial paper.
Supports both bills of exchange and promissory notes, receipts and
certifications.
These are the definitions of financial products
we can offer our financial institution
but let’s see what suits us better.