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Hire purchase is similar to a finance lease except that it contains a provision giving the hirer an option to acquire legal title to the asset (once certain contract provisions are fulfilled). | Hire purchase is similar to a finance lease except that it contains a provision giving the hirer an option to acquire legal title to the asset (once certain contract provisions are fulfilled). | ||
Revision as of 17:01, 10 February 2023
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Hire purchase is similar to a finance lease except that it contains a provision giving the hirer an option to acquire legal title to the asset (once certain contract provisions are fulfilled).
A mechanism for gaining the benefits of owning an asset without paying the whole of the purchase price at the outset, but over a period of time.
Relevant accounting standards include Section 20 of FRS 102.
