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.
One of those is saving for your retirement. Setting up a retirement plan has significant tax benefits for the self-employed: Contributions are deductible from your income, and money saved in a plan grows tax-free. Also, if you have any employees, a retirement plan can help attract and retain key people.