The 7.5 hours in the classroom are just the starting point. On average, teachers are at school an additional 90 minutes beyond the school day for mentoring, providing after-school help for students, attending staff meetings and collaborating with peers.
A capital lease is treated like a loan, and the asset is considered owned by the lessee. The tax advantages of operating leases are especially significant for fixed assets such as lighting that are generally depreciated over a very long term (39 years), since the entire lease payment is tax deductible.
Benefits from OPERS are considered income for federal and Oklahoma income tax purposes. Federal and state laws require the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) to withhold income tax from your monthly retirement benefit unless you tell us in writing that you do not want taxes withheld.