EOFY tax timing
EOFY Printer Lease and Tax Deduction Guide for Australian Businesses
Timing a printer purchase around 30 June can strain cash flow, and tax treatment varies, so check with your accountant.
Operating lease printer payments are generally fully deductible as a business expense in the financial year they are paid.
From $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term, with toner, parts and service included.
*Check with your accountant.
Lease tax treatment varies by business structure, turnover and current ATO rules.
Before you enquire
Do I have to commit to a long contract?
You choose the term at the start, anywhere from 36 to 60 months.
There is no day, week or month by month arrangement.
What happens on the final month?
Three paths, and the choice is yours: upgrade to a newer device, carry on with the current one, or return it.
Nothing renews on its own and nothing starts without your written approval.
What if my printing needs change?
If the workload grows, the device can grow with it, once the change is quoted and agreed in writing.
Once a lease order is confirmed the replacement is delivered within 10 business days, with installation included.
How much printing makes a lease worthwhile?
Around 500 pages a month is the rough point where a lease becomes easier to budget for.
Below that, a desktop inkjet with cartridges and unplanned callouts can still suit.
Maintenance, genuine toner and remote diagnostics all sit inside one monthly set plan.
We are already leasing a printer. Can we still get a quote?
Yes, and it is a common position to be in.
We quote now and set the installation against your current lease end date, so there is no overlap and no outage.
Check your existing notice window early, because those dates are easy to miss.
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For Australian businesses buying or leasing a printer before 30 June, an operating lease structure typically makes the monthly payment fully deductible as a business expense in the year it is paid (consult your tax adviser for your circumstances).
Leases start from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term, with toner, parts, service labour and call outs included, so you only buy paper.
What you get
Predictable monthly cost, not a big capital hit
Buying a machine outright is a large upfront cost. Leasing spreads it into one set monthly figure from $160 a month ex GST on a 36 to 60 month term, so your cash flow stays steady and easy to budget.
Illustrative timing only. The bars show when money goes out, not a total. Total cost depends on the term, device and finance provider, and is confirmed in writing when the lease is signed.
Lease vs capital purchase: tax treatment at a glance
Operating lease: monthly payments are generally treated as a fully deductible business expense in the year paid.
Cash flow impact is spread over the term.
Capital purchase: deduction is normally claimed via depreciation over the device useful life under the capital allowance rules (Section 40 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997).
Faster write off may be available under instant asset write off rules where eligible.
Check the current threshold and your business turnover with your tax adviser.
GST is claimed on lease payments as they are paid (assuming the business is GST registered).
On capital purchase, GST is claimed upfront.
Why time the decision before 30 June
Lease payments made before 30 June fall in the current financial year for deduction purposes.
Device delivery and signed lease need to be completed in time for the first payment to fall in this financial year.
Delivery and install is typically within 10 business days of a confirmed lease order, so allow around two to three weeks including finance approval.
Capital write off rules change only when legislation changes them.
Deciding before 30 June means you plan against the rules that apply now.
Important caveats
This guide is general information only.
Every business has different turnover, structure, and tax circumstances.
Talk to your accountant or tax adviser before deciding.
Operating lease vs finance lease vs hire purchase have different tax treatments.
The leases LeasemyPrinter offers are typically operating leases.
Confirm in writing with your finance company.
The instant asset write off threshold and eligibility rules are set by legislation and administered by the ATO.
Check the current threshold at ato.gov.au.
What happens if you wait
- Lease payments made before 30 June fall in that financial year for deduction purposes.
- Device delivery and install is typically within 10 business days of a confirmed lease order.Allow around two to three weeks including finance approval, so if you are targeting a deduction before a 30 June cut off, start the conversation by early June.
- Missed 30 June?A lease signed now still works: payments are deductible in the financial year they are paid, so the deduction simply starts accruing in the current year.There is no need to wait for the next EOFY.
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How long until end of financial year?
Lease payments are generally a tax deductible operating expense for Australian businesses. To have a lease in place this financial year, work back from 30 June.
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days until 30 June
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- Step 3
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Pick the device that fits and sign the lease.
- Step 4
Delivery & install
Installation scheduled to land before your date.
*Check with your accountant. Lease tax treatment varies by business structure, turnover and current ATO rules.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a printer lease tax deductible in Australia?
Operating lease printer payments are generally treated as a fully deductible business expense in the year paid.
Confirm the specifics with your accountant or tax adviser based on your business turnover, structure, and tax circumstances.
What is the instant asset write off threshold this year?
The instant asset write off threshold and eligibility rules are set by legislation and administered by the ATO.
Check the current threshold at ato.gov.au and discuss eligibility with your tax adviser before relying on it.
Lease vs buy: which is better for tax?
Both have valid use cases.
Lease usually wins on cash flow (spread over the term, no upfront capital) and is simpler from a deduction standpoint.
Capital purchase may win if eligible for instant asset write off and you have available cash.
Run both scenarios with your accountant on your actual numbers.
What if I sign before 30 June but the device is delivered after?
The lease payment timing follows the lease commencement date.
Most operating leases start payments from the install / commencement date, not the signing date.
Confirm with your finance company whether you can prepay a first month before 30 June if that is the goal.
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Print security and procurement: the numbers behind a smarter print lease
Independent, sourced data on why a managed, single vendor print fleet matters and how the lease versus buy decision is treated for tax.
Each figure links to its source.
Australian businesses are small
97.3%
Of Australia's 2,729,648 actively trading businesses were small businesses with fewer than 20 employees at 30 June 2025.
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That is the segment a printer lease is built for.
It trades a large upfront purchase for a predictable monthly cost.
According to Australian Bureau of Statistics · ABS Counts of Australian Businesses, 30 June 2025 (n = 2,729,648)
Print related data loss
56%
Of organisations reported at least one print related data loss in the past year.
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An unmanaged printer stores and routes confidential documents.
For medical, legal, accounting and local government offices, that is a genuine exposure.
According to Quocirca Print Security Landscape 2025 · Quocirca, July 2025. International survey of 400 IT decision makers (US and Europe)
ATO instant asset write off, permanent from 1 July 2026
$20,000
If you bought equipment outright, the write off applied to eligible small businesses with an aggregated annual turnover under $10 million.
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It covered the business portion of eligible assets costing less than $20,000.
The asset had to be first used, or installed ready for use, between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026.
That window has closed, and the same threshold continues from 1 July 2026, made permanent by legislation passed in August 2026.
Check your eligibility at ato.gov.au.
Genuine operating lease payments are instead deductible as a business expense each period.
General information, not tax advice.
Confirm the right structure for your situation with your accountant.
According to Australian Taxation Office · Australian Taxation Office, updated 27 August 2026