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This document contains comprehensive Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) exam review questions with correct answers covering leasing fundamentals, accounting, tax regulations, legal concepts, UCC provisions, financial analysis, credit underwriting, bankruptcy, collections, marketing, sales, and equipment finance. It is structured as a question-and-answer study guide, making it ideal for exam preparation and rapid revision of key CLFP concepts. The material spans the full range of topics commonly tested on the certification exam and serves as a complete review resource for candidates preparing for the CLFP examination.

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CLFP - Class Review Study Exam
Questions And Correct Answers


When should lessor register as foreign corp?

Within a state ...

Good - stock of them

Services offered

Inspection or repair of property

Office/employees

Negotiated contracts




What is dode of Hammurabi?

- 1750 BC

- Acknowledges leasing of personal property in his code of laws

- First record of leasing law




Early examples of true lease?

- Phoenicians shipping experts

- charters covered economic life of ships

,- lessee to assume benefits and obligations of ownership




What is Statue of Whales?

- 1284 AD

- leasing personal property

- 1571 defined who owned the lease property




What is Philadelphia Plan?

- 1700's railroads companies only afford tracks

- Finance from private investors for locomotives/cars

- equipment trusts

- precursor of today conditional sale contract




When & how did Independent Leasing Start?

- 1900's

- Offer short term contracts/leases

- lessor retain title

- rail cars would be returned at end

- beginning of true/operating lease

- third party leasing companies

,What is definition of captive?

- sub of mfg. primary purpose to finance parents product




What is the benefit of captive?

- Sales aid

- market control

- product differentiation

- Increase gross margin

- Ongoing customer contact




Why did lease re surge in 1950's?

- government stimulate economy after WWII

- advance in technology in business equipment

- IRS 167




How does IRS 55-540 define true lease?

P - payment exceed FMV - NOT

A - automatic titletransfer - NOT

, I - interest contained in payment - NOT

N - nominal purchase option - NOT

E - equity in lease - NOT

E - excessive lease payments - NOT




What is different between FASB 13 and IRS 55-540?

-FAB 13 - defines operating lease - ACCT

- IRS 55-540 - defines tax lease - TAX




What is FASB 13?

- 1976 Financial Accounting Standard Board

- Issued statement 13

- Set criteria by which to classify a lease capital/operating

- defined treatment on financial statements




How does FASB 13 define an operating lease?

B - bargin purchse option - NOT

E - economic useful life > 75% - NOT

A - automatic title transfer - NOT

P - PV of payments (no resid) > 90% of FMV - NOT

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