This master thesis includes 65 pages, 5 pictures, 4 tables, 41 literary sources, in the Lithuanian language. The object of this final work is leasing. The purpose of this study is to discuss theory and practice of leasing, describe problems, which hinder Lithuanian leasing market development and prognoses leasing market perspectives. In order to reach the purpose of this work it is important to solve the following problems: • to specify the essence and necessity of a leasing; • to overdraw the advantages and disadvantages of leasing; • to research the main leasing stages in Lithuania; • to research main leasing evolution stages in world and in Lithuania; • to structure leasing payments; • to make an analysis of Lithuanian leasing market. Specifing the essence and necessity of a leasing, overdrawing the advantages and disadvantages of leasing, researching the main leasing stages in Lithuania and analysising the leasing market of Lithuanian it was used books of national and foreign authors, various literature source of teaching means and scientific articles. Also it was used the methods of comparison, calculation of real present value, structural analysis and quantitative (qualitative) changes analysis.

Rinkos ekonomikos sąlygomis dauguma bendrovių susiduria su piniginių lėšų poreikiu vykdomai veiklai finansuoti, siekiant išsaugoti ar padidinti jau turimo kapitalo apimtis. Finansų rinka gali pasiūlyti nemažai finansavimo būdų ir priemonių - tai banko paskolos, akcijų ir obligacijų išleidimas, faktoringas, lizingas ir kita. Pasaulyje labiausiai paplitę yra lizingas ir paskolos. Paskolos ne visada yra tinkamos dėl įvairių aspektų, tad kaip alternatyvus finansavimo šaltinis bankų kreditams, yra lizingas. Darbo objektas. Lizingas bei jo ypatybės Lietuvoje, kurios išskiria jį iš kitų finansavimo šaltinių ir lizingo gavėjai Lietuvoje. Darbo tikslas. Ištirti lizingo paslaugos reikšmę Lietuvos verslo įmonėms. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Pateikti teorinius lizingo aspektus, atlikti skirtingų autorių požiūrių analizę; 2. Įvertinti ir pateikti lizingo privalumus ir trūkumus, palyginti lizingą su banko kreditu; 3. Pateikti lizingo rinkos Lietuvoje raidos analizę, tendencijas ir įvertinti lizingo bendrovių veiklą reglamentuojančią įstatyminę bazę; 4. Pateikti lizingo bendrovių prognozes ateičiai; 5. Įvertinti esamų ir potencialių lizingo gavėjų požiūrį į šį finansavimo šaltinį; 6. Pateikti pasiūlymus lizingo bendrovių veiklos skatinimui Lietuvoje. Darbą sudaro trys dalys. Teorinėje darbo dalyje pateikiama ir nagrinėjama lizingo samprata, paslaugos raidos pasaulyje istorija, apibūdinamos lizingo rūšys, nagrinėjami lizingo sutarčių ypatumai bei pateikiamas lizingo kokybinis vertinimas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In the market economy, most enterprises face with the need for money to finance the activities, in order to maintain or increase the volume of available capital. Financial markets may offer a number of ways and means of financing – bank credits, equity and bond issuance, factoring, leasing and others. Around the world the most popular are ways of financing are leasing and credits. Credits are not always suitable for various aspects, so leasing is as an alternative source of financing for bank credits. The object of the paper is leasing and its characteristics that distinguish it from other sources of financing and lessees in Lithuania. The aim of the paper is to explore the importance of leasing for the Lithuanian enterprises. Paper tasks are: 1. Provide the theoretical aspects of the leasing, to analyse approaches different authors; 2. To assess the advantages and disadvantages of leasing compared to bank credit; 3. To provide the Lithuanian leasing market development analysis, trends and to assess the leasing companies in the regulatory legislation; 4. To provide leasing companies’ forecasts for the future; 5. To assess existing and potential lessees approach to this source of financing; 6. To submit proposals for promotion of activities in Lithuania for leasing companies. The paper consists of three parts. In theoretical work part the leasing concept, the development history of the service in the world is provided, the types of leasing and the issues of leasing contracts... [to full text]