Synthetic Leases definition

Synthetic Leases means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Synthetic Leases means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of United States federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, eighty percent (80%) of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Synthetic Leases means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product where such transaction is considered borrowed money Indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.

Examples of Synthetic Leases in a sentence

• With respect to BGI and its Subsidiaries, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of BGI and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, outstanding on such date for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property including, without limitation, in respect of any Synthetic Leases or any Capitalized Leases, plus (b) Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (a) of another Person (not including BGI or its Subsidiaries) guaranteed by BGI or its Subsidiaries.

• One might reflect over what the situation might have been had the test pile not been restruck to the higher capacity or if any other pile had been selected for static testing.For one pile, the factor of safety was smaller than 1.5. Generally, such a low value would raise serious concern if found in a static loading test on a pile chosen at random.

• All obligations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any rental agreements or leases of real or personal property, other than (a) obligations that can be terminated by the giving of notice without liability to the Borrower or such Subsidiary in excess of the liability for rent due as of the date on which such notice is given and under which no penalty or premium is paid as a result of any such termination, and (b) obligations in respect of any Capitalized Leases or any Synthetic Leases.

• Off-balance Sheet Corporate Finance With Synthetic Leases: Shortcomings And How To Avoid Them With Synthetic Debt .

• The applicant must describe in detail the program of activities proposed to be supported by the grant.

More Definitions of Synthetic Leases

Synthetic Leases means all leases that shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Company (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and that were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Synthetic Leases means any synthetic lease, tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product, where such transaction is considered debt for borrowed money for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.

Synthetic Leases means, in respect of any Person, all leases that shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 85% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Synthetic Leases shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of "Indebtedness".

Synthetic Leases means, in respect of any Person, all leases that have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent under those leases, and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income Taxes, if the lessee is obligated upon expiration or early termination of the lease to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the property subject to the operating lease.

Synthetic Leases means, in respect of any Person, all synthetic leases, tax retention operating leases, off balance sheet loans or similar off balance sheet financing products where such transactions are considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income Taxes.

Synthetic Leases has the meaning set forth in the definition of Indebtedness in this Section 1.1.