Sales-Type Lease Definition
A sales-type lease is a lease in which the lessor is essentially selling an asset to a lessee. The lessor records a profit or loss from the sale at the beginning of the lease, equivalent to the difference between fair market value of the leased asset (or present value of lease payments, if lower) and the lessor’s cost to purchase the asset.
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