Due at Signing. The term, due at signing or cash due at signing, refers to the total amount of cash that is due at the time a car lease contract is signed. âlease acquisitionâ fee is also sometimes included. The acquisition fee is always included in a car lease but is not always paid in cash at the time of lease signing. Cash due at signing, in car leasing, is often confused with a down payment.
If you qualify as a transportation industry worker, you can use the DOT per diem rate of $63 ($68 outside the continental United States) from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates were updated to $63 ($68 outside the continental United States) starting October 1, 2015..
The IRS said Thursday that beginning January 1, 2016, its standard mileage rate for the use of a personal vehicle for business purposes will be 54 cents per mile driven. Thatâs down 3.5 cents â and more than 5 percent â from the 2015 rate. In fact, itâs the lowest the rate has been since 2011, when it was 51 cents.