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Leasing rules are changing, but fiscal advantages will remain

Broad changes will go into effect a year from now altering how equipment leases are accounted for on corporate balance sheets. Yet those changes shouldn’t impact trucking too much.

New lease accounting rules will hitting the books in a little over a year, changing how trucking companies that lease trucks, trailers and other equipment “recognize” the value of such assets on their balance sheets.

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Leasing rules are changing, but fiscal advantages will remain

Broad changes will go into effect a year from now altering how equipment leases are accounted for on corporate balance sheets. Yet those changes shouldn’t impact trucking too much.

New lease accounting rules will hitting the books in a little over a year, changing how trucking companies that lease trucks, trailers and other equipment “recognize” the value of such assets on their balance sheets.

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FMCSA Outlines Plans for Public Meeting on CSA Study

In preparation for a Sept. 8 public meeting, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials said they have outlined a number of “high-level proposals” to address a slate of recommendations made in a National Academy of Sciences study of the agency’s controversial Compliance, Safety, Accountability program.

Editorial: Rules to Live By

Without rules for everyone to follow, the world would become a chaotic place. But uncertainty about which rules one must follow can itself create chaos.