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Farm Equipment Leasing: A New Financial Strategy

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  • Serletis, William S.

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For farmers with high debt/asset ratios, leasing is an attractive option for securing the use of farm machinery. Under the current tax laws, financial leasing carries lower after-tax costs than loan-purchasing. By size, farms with over $500,000 in sales had the highest proportion of U.S. expenditures for farm equipment leasing. By region, the Pacific States, Corn Belt, Delta-Southern Plains, and Northern Plains regions accounted for the largest proportion of expenditures. By farm type, cash grain, dairy, general livestock, and field-general crop farms recorded the largest proportion.

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  • Serletis, William S., 1987. "Farm Equipment Leasing: A New Financial Strategy," Staff Reports 277937, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:277937
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277937
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