Capital allowances for leased assets
by Stephen Relf
1. [Definition](https://library.croneri.co.uk/po-heading-id_MzimCVbo10i24e0VPtlYQg)
1.1. Long funding lease
1.1.1. Funding lease
1.1.2. Is not excluded
1.1.2.1. Short lease
1.1.2.2. Background P&M
1.1.2.3. Lessor entitled to CAs
1.2. Funding lease
1.2.1. P&M lease
1.2.2. Meets at least one test
1.2.2.1. Finance lease test
1.2.2.2. Lease payments test
1.2.2.3. UEL test
1.2.3. Not HP
1.3. [:thumbsup: Resources: Decision trees](https://library.croneri.co.uk/po-heading-id_8s-M8YDbM0K7GIF-vWY8oQ)
2. [Other lease](https://library.croneri.co.uk/po-heading-id_hHb7lwk-d0SKffVl571DuA)
2.1. Lessor has capital allowances
2.2. May elect for long funding lease treatment
3. [Overview](https://library.croneri.co.uk/po-heading-id_MLZ1xi8eSUuq0ujiAsfeAg)
3.1. General rule
3.1.1. Lessor claims CAs
3.2. Spring Budget 2024: announcement that full-expensing to be extended to leased assets 'when affordable'. Draft legislation and consultation to follow.
3.3. Exceptions
3.3.1. Long-funding lease
3.3.2. HP and similar contracts
3.3.3. Lessee required to incur expenditure
4. [Long funding lease](https://library.croneri.co.uk/po-heading-id_deuFnWjEw0mcxewoNHWR0w)
4.1. Lessee has CAs
4.2. Qualifying expenditure
4.2.1. Long funding operating lease
4.2.1.1. MV of P&M
4.2.2. Long funding finance lease
4.2.2.1. Present value of payments
4.3. Disposal values
4.3.1. (QE-QA) + R
4.3.1.1. QA depends on lease