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BMW X5 Lease Questions

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Leasees do NOT qualify by misterep
Jul 31, 2009 (11:20 am)
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Replying to: anon3 (Jul 31, 2009 9:17 am)

What if I Lease a Car That Qualifies for This Credit?
 
Lessees are not eligible to claim a tax credit. The leasing party — say, a dealership — can claim the credit. You might be able to finagle an extra discount because of the money they save, but that's up to them.
 
Documentation includes a Bill of Sale from the dealership.
 
BMWFS uses the tax credit to support their residuals and MF on these vehicles.
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Re: Leasees do NOT qualify [misterep] by anon3
Aug 01, 2009 (7:09 am)
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Replying to: misterep (Jul 31, 2009 11:20 am)

The information in your response contradicts itself.
 
You state that BMWFS uses the tax credit to support the residual on a lease. In that case, the value of the tax credit is already built into the price of the lease through higher residual. You will not be able to "finagle an extra discount because of the money they save" as you put it. That money would come from BMW (not the dealer) and they aren't going to give it to you on top of the residual consideration. I tried that when I first started researching this issue.
 
You state that "Leasees do NOT qualify", but the IRS says they do. The IRS and the tax code are the authority on this subject, not BMW. The confusion comes from language in the original bulletin for Alternative Motor Vehicle Credit for Hybrid Vehicles stating "If a qualifying vehicle is leased to a consumer, the leasing company may claim the credit." The key word is "may". It doesn't say "only" or "will" or "must" or "exclusively" or "the consumer is not eligible". It only says the leasing company can claim it if they choose to. The rest of the bulletin clearly states that taxpayers/consumers who lease are eligible.
 
To avoid a duplicate claim, the question remains whether BMW does claim the credit. Unless you are citing an authoritative source that BMW does claim the credit for a lease, I'm going to follow the IRS bulletin.
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MF for August 2009 by usctrojan99
Aug 03, 2009 (4:28 pm)
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Hi - I was checking to see what the MF was for August 2009 for the X5 35d, 4.8, and 3.0. I am getting conflicting rates from dealers, and wanted to make sure I am getting the correct rate. Thanks.
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Re: MF for August 2009 [usctrojan99] by Car_man HOST
Aug 04, 2009 (2:39 am)
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Replying to: usctrojan99 (Aug 03, 2009 4:28 pm)

Hi usctrojan99. Here's the information that you're looking for. BMW Financial Services' August buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2009 X5 3.0 with 15,000 miles per year are .00180 and 55%, respectively. The numbers for an otherwise identical lease of an X5 4.8 are .00155 and 56%. The numbers for an '09 X5 35d are .00250 and 55%.
 
You never mentioned how long you want to lease for or what mileage allowance you need, so I had to make some assumptions. Let me know if you want something different.
 
When negotiating your lease on the X5, make sure to take the $4,500 cash incentive that is available on the 35d or the $1,750 loyalty cash that is available on the 3.0 and 4.8 into account.
 
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Re: MF for August 2009 [Car_man] by usctrojan99
Aug 04, 2009 (5:20 pm)
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Replying to: Car_man (Aug 04, 2009 2:39 am)

Car_man,
Thanks for the reply. I was looking 36 months/10K miles for the lease. For the diesel, one dealer said .0025 and and another quoted .0021.
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Re: Leasees do NOT qualify [anon3] by lmil42
Aug 04, 2009 (6:06 pm)
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Replying to: anon3 (Aug 01, 2009 7:09 am)

You are correct that the tax code is the authority on the subject, but an IRS press release is not if worded in conflict with the tax code. If you read in the regulations and the instructions to form 8910, the IRS clearly states that a lessee is not eligible to claim the credit. Only the purchaser or lessor is eligible for the credit.
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MF and residual by eonicks
Aug 14, 2009 (12:18 pm)
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Hi Carman, you've provided some useful information in this post. Can you tell me the MF and residual for a 2009 X5 diesel.....12000 miles per year/ 36 months?
 
Also, when calculating the residual amount....its the residual percentage multiplied by the MSRP or the negotiated selling price.
 
Thanks
 
Eric
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Re: MF and residual [eonicks] by kyfdx HOST
Aug 15, 2009 (10:38 am)
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Replying to: eonicks (Aug 14, 2009 12:18 pm)

The residual percentage is always multiplied by the MSRP.
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Re: MF for August 2009 [usctrojan99] by Car_man HOST
Aug 19, 2009 (2:57 am)
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Replying to: usctrojan99 (Aug 04, 2009 5:20 pm)

No problem usctrojan99. BMW Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2009 X5 diesel are .00250 and 58%, respectively.
 
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Re: MF and residual [eonicks] by Car_man HOST
Aug 19, 2009 (2:59 am)
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Replying to: eonicks (Aug 14, 2009 12:18 pm)

Thanks Eric. My partner in crime already told you about how residual values are calculated, so here's the information on the lease program that you wanted.
 
BMW Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2009 X5 diesel with 12,000 miles per year are .00250 and 57%, respectively.
 
Don't forget about the dealer cash when negotiating your lease.
 
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