CM8-20
Business Loan & Equipment Finance Calculator
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Finance agreement
Loan, hire purchase or lease — enter the lender's own figures
Asset price / amount
Cash price of the equipment, or the amount you want to borrow.
Deposit / down payment
Paid up front, not financed.
Arrangement / documentation fees
Fee treatment
Added to the loan
Paid up front in cash
Nominal annual interest rate
% p.a.
The quoted rate, before fees. Nothing is assumed — use the lender's number.
Payment frequency
Monthly (12/yr)
Quarterly (4/yr)
Fortnightly (26/yr)
Weekly (52/yr)
Term
Term unit
Months
Years
Payment timing
In arrears (end of period)
In advance (start of period)
Equipment leases are usually in advance — it lowers the payment.
Balloon / residual
Lump sum due at the end. Leave 0 if none.
Overpayments
Optional — see the term and interest you would save
Regular extra payment, every period
Added to every scheduled payment. Check your agreement allows it without a charge.
One-off lump sums
Affordability check
Your own figures — nothing is assumed about your business
Monthly revenue
Monthly operating profit
Before this finance cost.
Your comfort ceiling — payment as share of operating profit
%
Set your own limit. There is no universal rule; lenders and sectors differ.
Display & report header
Currency, dates and the details printed on the report
Currency
Date format
2026-08-03
03/08/2026
08/03/2026
3 Aug 2026
Start date (optional)
Report title
Company / site
Asset / purpose
Prepared by
Closing notes
Result
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Payment
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Total interest
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Affordability
Payment converted to a monthly equivalent
Overpayment outcome
Contractual schedule vs. schedule with your extra payments
Charts
Every value is labelled in text — colour is never the only signal
Principal
Interest (hatched)
Amortisation schedule
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Show schedule with overpayments
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Opening balance
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Interest
Principal
Closing balance
Compare up to three offers
Same asset price, deposit, frequency and timing as the Calculator tab — only the finance terms change
Total cost of ownership, ranked
Deposit + all payments + balloon + any fee paid up front
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CM8-20 · Business Loan & Equipment Finance Calculator
Agreement summary
Affordability
Overpayment scenario
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Amortisation schedule
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