Leasing (financial lease) is a financial service as the result of which the lessor grants the lessee the right to use the object of the lease in return for contractually agreed series of payments.
Leasing companies that are members of the Finance Latvia Association offer its customers several leasing options: (i) purchase of personal vehicles and motorcycles for private individuals and (ii) purchase of corporate vehicles, agricultural machinery, manufacturing equipment and other assets for companies. Several financing options are made available: financial lease, operating lease and full service (gross) lease.
Financial lease is a type of lease where the customer redeems the object of the lease during the lease period and becomes the owner of the lease object at the end of the lease period.
Operating lease is a type of lease where the customer does not entirely redeem the object of the lease during the lease period, but it is transferred to the customer in use for a definite term that is contractually agreed in the leasing contract and the customer makes monthly lease payments throughout the agreed lease period. Upon expiry of the contract usually there are several options:
The customer acquires not only the right to use the object of the lease (in most cases it is a personal vehicle) but also receives other advantages offered by the lessor. The lessor pays the mandatory civil liability insurance, CASCO insurance, passenger and driver’s insurance, registers the vehicle with the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD), pays the annual vehicle operating tax and vehicle safety inspection checkup fee, performs maintenance of the vehicle throughout the entire lease period, ensures transportation of the vehicle to/from workshops and equips it with a set of new winter tyres. All costs that incur from any additionally agreed services are distributed over the remaining lease period and added to the monthly lease. Although in case of full-service leasing the amount of lease is higher than for financial or operating lease, it offers a number of advantages.
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When accepting lease applications from the customers of the associate members of the Finance Latvia Association (Association or FLA) and when entering into leasing contracts with such customers on behalf of the associate members of the Association the suppliers of cars and other machinery have to comply with the requirements of the Latvian Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing (hereinafter – the AML Law).
In order to ensure compliance with the requirements of the AML Law, it is necessary to carry out regular staff training aimed at improving their proficiency in identifying unusual and suspicious transactions and performing the tasks set out in the internal control system. Regular staff training means training that is carried out at least once every year.
In consideration of the previously stated, the Association hereby recommends the suppliers of cars and other machinery to ensure that all their employees who are engaged in collaboration with the FLA associate members have completed anti-money laundering training and have received a respective certificate. The training should be completed by all staff members who have passed the AML test more than 12 months ago and equally by all new employees. FNA members reserve the right to request evidence confirming that the specific corporation partner’s employee has passed the AML test.
To register your employees for the e-training course, please send an application containing the name, surname, position, e-mail address of the trainee and the details of the payer (i.e. the supplier) for invoicing purposes to the e-mail address: info@compliancebaltic.eu. Each registered employee will receive an invitation and access details for the e-training course and all registered participants will have to provide consent to personal data processing for training purposes and disclosure to FLA members.
In case you have any questions, please contact us electronically: info@fiancelatvia.eu or per phone: +371 287 18175.
First of all, we recommend each customer to select the most convenient payment method which – in most cases does not require physical presence. The banks of Latvia offer the following payment methods:
You should definitely contact the leasing company in order you could arrive at a mutually acceptable solution of this situation.
Below are two options:
Yes, leasing companies foresee such an option. If the customer wants to pay car finance off early, he has to file with the leasing company a written application requesting upfront payment for the object of the lease. After receipt of the application, the leasing company decides on the granting of the permission for early lase pay off. After taking the decision, the leasing company issues the final bill to be paid by the customer (including amounts outstanding, if any). As soon as the customer settles the payment, the leasing company will make a respective entry in the CSDD system allowing registration of the vehicle in the customer’s name and issues a respective invoice in case the customer is a legal entity.
Yes, you may take the leased vehicle abroad during the term of the leasing contract. However, you require a respective permission from the leasing company for taking the vehicle abroad. Not to face any unforeseen hindrances for receiving the authorization please check that you are not late with any payments under the contract and you hold a valid CASCO insurance, all premiums are paid in due time and the insurance is valid in the country you are going to visit.
IMPORTANT! After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the issuance of permissions for taking leased vehicles to such countries as Russia and Belarus has been restricted. Please consult your finance provider regarding the possibility to receive a permission for entering these countries.
Factoring is the funding of current assets against receivables. In substance it is a service for improving company’s cash flow that is based on the assignment of accounts receivable to a factoring company against immediate payment. Thus, factoring gives businesses the opportunity to receive funding without providing any direct guarantees where the only “pledge” is the accounts receivable or funds due from buyers. Factoring and invoice discounting services ensure regular cash flows, facilitate its planning, cut customer servicing and administrative costs and reduce the risks associated with accounts receivable therewith allowing the businesses to allocate more resources to their principal operations.
Factoring includes funding, administration and takeover of claim rights from buyers and the reduction of risk in case of late payment.
Factoring as a service is beneficial to both: the sellers and the buyers. The advantages of factoring are particularly used by the following areas/industries: wholesalers (for receiving payments from department stores and retail networks); manufacturers (for selling goods to distributors); suppliers (for selling goods to manufacturers); export companies (for assessing the buyer’s creditworthiness); small and medium sized enterprises (to increase operational efficiency); contractors for large scale projects (in terms of competition shorter payment terms are always treated as an advantage).
