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Relevant accounting standards include Section 20 of FRS 102.
Relevant accounting standards include IFRS 16 and Section 20 of FRS 102.




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* [[Finance lease]]
* [[Finance lease]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[IFRS 16]]


[[Category:Trade_finance]]
[[Category:Trade_finance]]

Latest revision as of 17:03, 10 February 2023

(HP).

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 IFRS 16 and Section 20 of FRS 102.


See also