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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

|X|   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended     December 31, 1999
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                                       OR

|_|   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from                      to
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Commission file number           0-18364
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                American Income Partners V-A Limited Partnership
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts                                   04-3057303
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(State or other jurisdiction of              (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)               Identification No.)

88 Broad St., Sixth Floor, Boston, MA        02110
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(Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code      (617) 854-5800
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act     NONE
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Title of each class                    Name of each exchange on which registered
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

            1,380,661 Units Representing Limited Partnership Interest
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                                (Title of class)

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                                (Title of class)

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes |X|  No|_|

    State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
of the registrant. Not applicable. Securities are nonvoting for this purpose.
Refer to Item 12 for further information.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
       Portions of the Registrant's Annual Report to security holders for
                the year ended December 31, 1999 (Part I and II)
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                AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS V-A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                                    FORM 10-K

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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                                          PART I
<S>          <C>                                                                             <C>
Item 1.      Business                                                                        3
Item 2.      Properties                                                                      5
Item 3.      Legal Proceedings                                                               5
Item 4.      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                             5

                                         PART II
Item 5.      Market for the Partnership's Securities and Related Security Holder Matters     6
Item 6.      Selected Financial Data                                                         7
Item 7.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
             Operations                                                                      7
Item 8.      Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                     8
Item 9.      Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
             Disclosure                                                                      8

                                         PART III
Item 10.     Directors and Executive Officers of the Partnership                             9
Item 11.     Executive Compensation                                                         11
Item 12.     Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management                 11
Item 13.     Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                 12

                                         PART IV
Item 14.     Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K             14-17
</TABLE>


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PART I

Item 1. Business.

    (a) General Development of Business

    American Income Partners V-A Limited Partnership (the "Partnership") was
organized as a limited partnership under the Massachusetts Uniform Limited
Partnership Act (the "Uniform Act") on July 24, 1989 for the purpose of
acquiring and leasing to third parties a diversified portfolio of capital
equipment. Partners' capital initially consisted of contributions of $1,000 from
the General Partner (AFG Leasing IV Incorporated) and $100 from the Initial
Limited Partner (AFG Assignor Corporation). On September 29, 1989, the
Partnership issued 1,380,661 units, representing assignments of limited
partnership interests (the "Units"), to 1,815 investors. Unitholders and Limited
Partners (other than the Initial Limited Partner) are collectively referred to
as Recognized Owners. The Partnership has one General Partner, AFG Leasing IV
Incorporated, a Massachusetts corporation formed in 1987 and an affiliate of
Equis Financial Group Limited Partnership (formerly known as American Finance
Group), a Massachusetts limited partnership ("EFG"). The common stock of the
General Partner is owned by AF/AIP Programs Limited Partnership, of which EFG
and a wholly-owned subsidiary are the 99% limited partners and AFG Programs,
Inc., which is wholly-owned by EFG, is the 1% general partner. The General
Partner is not required to make any other capital contributions except as may be
required under the Uniform Act and Section 6.1(b) of the Amended and Restated
Agreement and Certificate of Limited Partnership (the "Restated Agreement, as
amended").

    (b) Financial Information about Industry Segments

    The Partnership is engaged in only one industry segment: the business of
acquiring capital equipment and leasing the equipment to creditworthy lessees on
a full payout or operating lease basis. Full payout leases are those in which
aggregate undiscounted noncancellable rents equal or exceed the acquisition cost
of the leased equipment. Operating leases are those in which the aggregate
undiscounted noncancellable rental payments are less than the acquisition cost
of the leased equipment. Industry segment data is not applicable.

    (c) Narrative Description of Business

    The Partnership was organized to acquire a diversified portfolio of capital
equipment subject to various full payout and operating leases and to lease the
equipment to third parties as income-producing investments. More specifically,
the Partnership's primary investment objectives were to acquire and lease
equipment that would:

    1. Generate quarterly cash distributions;

    2. Preserve and protect invested capital; and

    3. Maintain substantial residual value for ultimate sale.

    The Partnership has the additional objective of providing certain federal
income tax benefits.

    The Closing Date of the Offering of Units of the Partnership was
September 29, 1989. The initial purchase of equipment and the associated
lease commitments occurred on September 29, 1989. The acquisition of the
equipment and its associated leases is described in Note 3 to the financial
statements included in Item 14, herein. The Restated Agreement, as amended,
provides that the Partnership will terminate no later than December 31, 2000.
Notwithstanding the Partnership's prescribed dissolution date, the
Partnership is a Nominal Defendant in a Class Action Lawsuit (described in
Note 7 to the financial statements in the accompanying 1999 Annual Report),
the outcome of which could significantly alter the nature of the
Partnership's organization and its future business operations. The General
Partner does not expect that the Partnership will be dissolved until such
time that the Class Action Lawsuit is adjudicated and settled. In the absence
of a final settlement being effected before December 31, 2000, dissolution of
the Partnership would most likely be deferred until a later date, as
permitted under section 2.6 "Term and Dissolution" of the Restated Agreement,
as amended.

    The Partnership has no employees; however, it is managed pursuant to a
Management Agreement with EFG or one of its affiliates (the "Manager"). The
Manager's role, among other things, is to (i) evaluate, select, negotiate, and
consummate the acquisition of equipment, (ii) manage the leasing, re-leasing,
financing, and refinancing of


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equipment, and (iii) arrange the resale of equipment. The Manager is compensated
for such services as provided for in the Restated Agreement, as amended,
described in Item 13 herein, and in Note 5 to the financial statements included
in Item 14, herein.

    The Partnership's investment in equipment is, and will continue to be,
subject to various risks, including physical deterioration, technological
obsolescence and defaults by lessees. A principal business risk of owning and
leasing equipment is the possibility that aggregate lease revenues and equipment
sale proceeds will be insufficient to provide an acceptable rate of return on
invested capital after payment of all debt service costs and operating expenses.
In addition, the leasing industry is very competitive. The Partnership is
subject to encounter considerable competition when equipment is re-leased or
sold at the expiration of primary lease terms. The Partnership must compete with
lease programs offered directly by manufacturers and other equipment leasing
companies, including limited partnerships and trusts organized and managed
similarly to the Partnership and including other EFG sponsored partnerships and
trusts, which may seek to re-lease or sell equipment within their own portfolios
to the same customers as the Partnership. Many competitors have greater
financial resources and more experience than the Partnership, the General
Partner and the Manager. In addition, default by a lessee under a lease may
cause equipment to be returned to the Partnership at a time when the General
Partner or the Manager is unable to arrange for the re-lease or sale of such
equipment. This could result in the loss of anticipated revenue.

    Revenue from major individual lessees which accounted for 10% or more of
lease revenue during the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 is
incorporated herein by reference to Note 2 to the financial statements in the
1999 Annual Report. Refer to Item 14(a)(3) for lease agreements filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

    EFG is a Massachusetts limited partnership formerly known as American
Finance Group ("AFG"). AFG was established in 1988 as a Massachusetts general
partnership and succeeded American Finance Group, Inc., a Massachusetts
corporation organized in 1980. EFG and its subsidiaries (collectively, the
"Company") are engaged in various aspects of the equipment leasing business,
including EFG's role as Manager or Advisor to the Partnership and several other
direct-participation equipment leasing programs sponsored or co-sponsored by EFG
(the "Other Investment Programs"). The Company arranges to broker or originate
equipment leases, acts as remarketing agent and asset manager, and provides
leasing support services, such as billing, collecting, and asset tracking.

    The general partner of EFG, with a 1% controlling interest, is Equis
Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation owned and controlled entirely by Gary
D. Engle, its President, Chief Executive Officer and sole Director. Equis
Corporation also owns a controlling 1% general partner interest in EFG's 99%
limited partner, GDE Acquisition Limited Partnership ("GDE LP"). Mr. Engle
established Equis Corporation and GDE LP in December 1994 for the sole purpose
of acquiring the business of AFG.

    In January 1996, the Company sold certain assets of AFG relating primarily
to the business of originating new leases, and the name "American Finance
Group," and its acronym, to a third party. AFG changed its name to Equis
Financial Group Limited Partnership after the sale was concluded. Pursuant to
terms of the sale agreements, EFG specifically reserved the rights to continue
using the name American Finance Group and its acronym in connection with the
Partnership and the Other Investment Programs and to continue managing all
assets owned by the Partnership and the Other Investment Programs.

    (d) Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export
Sales

    Not applicable.

Item 2. Properties.

    Incorporated herein by reference to Note 3 to the financial statements in
the 1999 Annual Report.


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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

    Incorporated herein by reference to Note 7 to the financial statements in
the 1999 Annual Report.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    None.


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PART II

Item 5. Market for the partnership's Securities and Related Security Holder
        Matters.

    (a) Market Information

    There is no public market for the resale of the Units and it is not
anticipated that a public market for resale of the Units will develop.

    (b) Approximate Number of Security Holders

    At December 31, 1999, there were 1,640 record holders of Units in the
Partnership.

    (c) Dividend History and Restrictions

    Historically, the amount of cash distributions to be paid to the Partners
has been determined on a quarterly basis. Each quarter's distribution may have
varied in amount and was made 95% to the Limited Partners and 5% to the General
Partner. Generally, cash distributions have been paid within 15 days after the
completion of each calendar quarter.

    The Partnership is a Nominal Defendant in a Class Action Lawsuit described
in Note 7 to the accompanying Annual Report. The proposed settlement to that
lawsuit, if effected, will materially change the future organizational structure
and business interests of the Partnership, as well as its cash distribution
policies. In addition, commencing with the first quarter of 2000, the General
Partner believes that it will be in the Partnership's best interests to suspend
the payment of quarterly cash distributions pending final resolution of the
Class Action Lawsuit. Accordingly, future cash distributions are not expected to
be paid until the Class Action Lawsuit is adjudicated.

    Distributions in 1999 and 1998 were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                     General       Recognized
                                    Total            Partner        Owners
                                 ----------      ------------      -----------
<S>                              <C>             <C>               <C>
    Total 1999 distributions     $  545,003      $     27,250      $   517,753
    Total 1998 distributions        545,002            27,250          517,752
                                 ----------      ------------      -----------
             Total               $1,090,005      $     54,500      $ 1,035,505
                                 ==========      ============      ===========
</TABLE>

    Distributions payable were $136,250 at both December 31, 1999 and 1998.

    There are no formal restrictions under the Restated Agreement, as amended,
that materially limit the Partnership's ability to pay cash distributions,
except that the General Partner may suspend or limit cash distributions to
ensure that the Partnership maintains sufficient working capital reserves to
cover, among other things, operating costs and potential expenditures, such as
refurbishment costs to remarket equipment upon lease expiration. Liquidity is
especially important as the Partnership matures and sells equipment, because the
remaining equipment base consists of fewer revenue-producing assets that are
available to cover prospective cash disbursements. Insufficient liquidity could
inhibit the Partnership's ability to sustain its operations or maximize the
realization of proceeds from remarketing its remaining assets.

    Cash distributions consist of Distributable Cash From Operations and
Distributable Cash From Sales or Refinancings.


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    "Distributable Cash From Operations" means the net cash provided by the
Partnership's normal operations after general expenses and current liabilities
of the Partnership are paid, reduced by any reserves for working capital and
contingent liabilities to be funded from such cash, to the extent deemed
reasonable by the General Partner, and increased by any portion of such reserves
deemed by the General Partner not to be required for Partnership operations and
reduced by all accrued and unpaid Equipment Management Fees and, after Payout,
further reduced by all accrued and unpaid Subordinated Remarketing Fees.
Distributable Cash from Operations does not include any Distributable Cash from
Sales or Refinancings.

    "Distributable Cash From Sales or Refinancings" means Cash From Sales or
Refinancings as reduced by (i)(a) amounts realized from any loss or destruction
of equipment which the General Partner determines shall be reinvested in similar
equipment for the remainder of the original lease term of the lost or destroyed
equipment, or in isolated instances, in other equipment, if the General Partner
determines that investment of such proceeds will significantly improve the
diversity of the Partnership's equipment portfolio, and subject in either case
to satisfaction of all existing indebtedness secured by such equipment to the
extent deemed necessary or appropriate by the General Partner, or (b) the
proceeds from the sale of an interest in equipment pursuant to any agreement
governing a joint venture which the General Partner determines will be invested
in additional equipment or interests in equipment and which ultimately are so
reinvested and (ii) any accrued and unpaid Equipment Management Fees and, after
Payout, any accrued and unpaid Subordinated Remarketing Fees.

    "Cash From Sales or Refinancings" means cash received by the Partnership
from sale or refinancing transactions, as reduced by (i)(a) all debts and
liabilities of the Partnership required to be paid as a result of sale or
refinancing transactions, whether or not then due and payable (including any
liabilities on an item of equipment sold which are not assumed by the buyer and
any remarketing fees required to be paid to persons not affiliated with the
General Partner, but not including any Subordinated Remarketing Fees whether or
not then due and payable) and (b) any reserves for working capital and
contingent liabilities funded from such cash to the extent deemed reasonable by
the General Partner and (ii) increased by any portion of such reserves deemed by
the General Partner not to be required for Partnership operations. In the event
the Partnership accepts a note in connection with any sale or refinancing
transaction, all payments subsequently received in cash by the Partnership with
respect to such note shall be included in Cash From Sales or Refinancings,
regardless of the treatment of such payments by the Partnership for tax or
accounting purposes. If the Partnership receives purchase money obligations in
payment for equipment sold, which are secured by liens on such equipment, the
amount of such obligations shall not be included in Cash From Sales or
Refinancings until the obligations are fully satisfied.

    "Payout" is defined as the first time when the aggregate amount of all
distributions to the Recognized Owners of Distributable Cash From Operations and
Distributable Cash From Sales or Refinancings equals the aggregate amount of the
Recognized Owners' original capital contributions plus a cumulative annual
return of 11% (compounded quarterly and calculated beginning with the last day
of the month of the Partnership's Closing Date) on their aggregate unreturned
capital contributions. For purposes of this definition, capital contributions
shall be deemed to have been returned only to the extent that distributions of
cash to the Recognized Owners exceed the amount required to satisfy the
cumulative annual return of 11% (compounded quarterly) on the Recognized Owners'
aggregate unreturned capital contributions, such calculation to be based on the
aggregate unreturned capital contributions outstanding on the first day of each
fiscal quarter.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

    Incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Selected Financial
Data" in the 1999 Annual Report. Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

    Incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the
1999 Annual Report.


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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

    Incorporated herein by reference to the financial statements and
supplementary data included in the 1999 Annual Report.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
        Financial Disclosure.

    None.


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PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive  Officers of the  Partnership.

    (a-b) Identification of Directors and Executive Officers

    The Partnership has no Directors or Officers. As indicated in Item 1 of this
report, AFG Leasing IV Incorporated is the sole General Partner of the
Partnership. Under the Restated Agreement, as amended, the General Partner is
solely responsible for the operation of the Partnership's properties. The
Limited Partners have no right to participate in the control of the
Partnership's general operations, but they do have certain voting rights, as
described in Item 12 herein. The names, titles and ages of the Directors and
Executive Officers of the General Partner as of March 15, 2000 are as follows:


DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
THE GENERAL PARTNER (See Item 13)

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        Name                       Title                         Age        Term
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<S>                       <C>                                             <C>
Geoffrey A. MacDonald     Chairman and a member of the                     Until a
                          Executive Committee of EFG                      successor
                          and President and a Director                     is duly
                          of the General Partner                 51        elected
                                                                             and
Gary D. Engle             President and Chief Executive                   qualified
                          Officer and member of the
                          Executive Committee of EFG and a
                          Director of the General Partner        51

Gary M. Romano            Executive Vice President and Chief
                          Operating Officer of EFG and
                          Clerk of the General Partner           40

James A. Coyne            Executive Vice President of EFG        39

Michael J. Butterfield    Senior Vice President, Finance and
                          Treasurer of EFG and Treasurer of the
                          General Partner                        40

Sandra L. Simonsen        Senior Vice President, Information
                          Systems of EFG                         49

Gail D. Ofgant            Senior Vice President, Lease
                          Operations of EFG                      34
</TABLE>

    (c) Identification of Certain Significant Persons

    None.

    (d) Family Relationship

    No family relationship exists among any of the foregoing Partners, Directors
or Executive Officers.


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(e)   Business Experience

    Mr. MacDonald, age 51, is a co-founder, Chairman and a member of the
Executive Committee of EFG and President and a Director of the General Partner.
Mr. MacDonald was also a co-founder, Director, and Senior Vice President of
EFG's predecessor corporation from 1980 to 1988. Mr. MacDonald is President of
American Finance Group Securities Corp. and a limited partner in Atlantic
Acquisition Limited Partnership ("AALP") and Old North Capital Limited
Partnership ("ONC"). Prior to co-founding EFG's predecessors, Mr. MacDonald held
various executive and management positions in the leasing and pharmaceutical
industries. Mr. MacDonald holds a M.B.A. from Boston College and a B.A. degree
from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst).

    Mr. Engle, age 51, is President and Chief Executive Officer of EFG and sole
shareholder and Director of its general partner, Equis Corporation and a member
of the Executive Committee of EFG and President of AFG Realty Corporation. Mr.
Engle joined EFG in 1990 as Executive Vice President and acquired control of EFG
and its subsidiaries in December 1994. Mr. Engle is Vice President and a
Director of certain of EFG's subsidiaries and affiliates, a limited partner in
AALP and ONG and controls the general partners of AALP and ONC. Mr. Engle is
also Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors
of Semele Group, Inc. ("Semele"). From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Engle was a principal
and co-founder of Cobb Partners Development, Inc., a real estate and mortgage
banking company. From 1980 to 1987, Mr. Engle was Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Arvida Disney Company, a large-scale community
development company owned by Walt Disney Company. Prior to 1980, Mr. Engle
served in various management consulting and institutional brokerage capacities.
Mr. Engle has a MBA from Harvard University and a BS degree from the University
of Massachusetts (Amherst).

    Mr. Romano, age 40, became Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of EFG, and Secretary of Equis Corporation in 1996 and is Secretary or
Clerk of several of EFG's subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr. Romano joined EFG in
November 1989, became Vice President and Controller in April 1993 and Chief
Financial Officer in April 1995. Mr. Romano assumed his current position in
April 1996. Mr. Romano is also Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Semele. Prior to joining EFG, Mr. Romano was Assistant Controller for a
privately held real estate development and mortgage origination company that he
joined in 1987. Previously, Mr. Romano was an Audit Manager at Ernst & Whinney
(now Ernst & Young LLP), where he was employed from 1982 to 1986. Mr. Romano is
a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.S. degree from Boston College.

    Mr. Coyne, age 39, is Executive Vice President, Capital Markets of EFG and
President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of
Semele. Mr. Coyne joined EFG in 1989, remained until May 1993, and rejoined EFG
in November 1994. In September 1997, Mr. Coyne was appointed Executive Vice
President of EFG. Mr. Coyne is a limited partner in AALP and ONC. From May 1993
through November 1994, he was employed by the Raymond Company, a private
investment firm, where he was responsible for financing corporate and real
estate acquisitions. From 1985 through 1989, Mr. Coyne was affiliated with a
real estate investment company and an equipment leasing company. Prior to 1985,
he was with the accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young LLP). He
has a BS in Business Administration from John Carroll University, a Masters
Degree in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University and is a Certified
Public Accountant.

    Mr. Butterfield, age 40, is Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of
EFG and certain of its affiliates and is Treasurer of the General Partner and
Semele. Mr. Butterfield joined EFG in June 1992, became Vice President, Finance
and Treasurer of EFG and certain of its affiliates in April 1996 and was
promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer of EFG and certain of
its affiliates in July 1998. Prior to joining EFG, Mr. Butterfield was an Audit
Manager with Ernst & Young LLP, which he joined in 1987. Mr. Butterfield was
employed in public accounting and industry positions in New Zealand and London
(UK) prior to coming to the United States in 1987. Mr. Butterfield attained his
Associate Chartered Accountant (A.C.A.) professional qualification in New
Zealand and has completed his CPA requirements in the United States. He holds a
Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

    Ms. Simonsen, age 49, joined EFG in February 1990 and was promoted to Senior
Vice President, Information Systems of EFG in April 1996. Prior to joining EFG,
Ms. Simonsen was Vice President, Information Systems with Investors Mortgage
Insurance Company, which she joined in 1973. Ms. Simonsen provided systems
consulting


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for a subsidiary of American International Group and authored a software program
published by IBM. Ms. Simonsen holds a BA degree from Wilson College.

    Ms. Ofgant, age 34, is Senior Vice President, Lease Operations of EFG and
certain of its affiliates. Ms. Ofgant joined EFG in July 1989, was promoted to
Manager Lease Operations in April 1994, and became Vice President of Lease
Operations in April 1996. In July 1998, Ms. Ofgant was promoted to Senior Vice
President of Lease Operations. Prior to joining EFG, Ms. Ofgant was employed by
Security Pacific National Trust Company. Ms. Ofgant holds a BS degree in Finance
from Providence College.

    (f) Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

    None.

    (g) Promoters and Control Persons

    See Item 10 (a-b) above.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

    (a) Cash Compensation

    Currently, the Partnership has no employees. However, under the terms of the
Restated Agreement, as amended, the Partnership is obligated to pay all costs of
personnel employed full or part-time by the Partnership, including officers or
employees of the General Partner or its Affiliates. There is no plan at the
present time to make any officers or employees of the General Partner or its
Affiliates employees of the Partnership. The Partnership has not paid and does
not propose to pay any options, warrants or rights to the officers or employees
of the General Partner or its Affiliates.

    (b) Compensation Pursuant to Plans

    None.

    (c) Other Compensation

    Although the Partnership has no employees, as discussed in Item 11(a),
pursuant to section 10.4 of the Restated Agreement, as amended, the Partnership
incurs a monthly charge for personnel costs of the Manager for persons engaged
in providing administrative services to the Partnership. A description of the
remuneration paid by the Partnership to the Manager for such services is
included in Item 13, herein and Note 5 to the financial statements included in
Item 14, herein.

    (d) Compensation of Directors

    None.

    (e) Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangement

    There exists no remuneration plan or arrangement with the General Partner or
its Affiliates which results or may result from their resignation, retirement or
any other termination.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

    By virtue of its organization as a limited partnership, the Partnership has
no outstanding securities possessing traditional voting rights. However, as
provided in Section 11.2(a) of the Restated Agreement, as amended (subject to
Sections 11.2(b) and 11.3), a majority interest of the Recognized Owners has
voting rights with respect to:


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    1.  Amendment of the Restated Agreement;

    2.  Termination of the Partnership;

    3.  Removal of the General Partner; and

    4.  Approval or disapproval of the sale of all, or substantially all, of the
        assets of the Partnership (except in the orderly liquidation of the
        Partnership upon its termination and dissolution).

    As of March 1, 2000, the following person or group owns beneficially more
than 5% of the Partnership's 1,380,661 outstanding Units:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                               Name and                              Amount       Percent
       Title                   Address of                        of Beneficial      of
     of Class                Beneficial Owner                       Ownership      Class
--------------------   ----------------------------------------   ------------    --------
<S>                    <C>                                        <C>              <C>
Units Representing     Atlantic Acquisition Limited Partnership
Limited Partnership    88 Broad Street                            125,843 Units    9.11%
Interests              Boston, MA 02110
</TABLE>

    Messrs. Engle, MacDonald and Coyne have ownership interests in AALP. The
general partner of AALP is controlled by Gary D. Engle. See Item 10 and Item 13
of this report.

    The ownership and organization of EFG is described in Item 1 of this report.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

    The General Partner of the Partnership is AFG Leasing IV Incorporated, an
affiliate of EFG.

    (a) Transactions with Management and Others

    All operating expenses incurred by the Partnership are paid by EFG on behalf
of the Partnership and EFG is reimbursed at its actual cost for such
expenditures. Fees and other costs incurred during the years ended December 31,
1999, 1998 and 1997, which were paid or accrued by the Partnership to EFG or its
Affiliates, are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          1999             1998              1997
                                        ---------       ----------        ----------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>               <C>
Equipment management fees               $   4,597       $   23,344        $   81,303
Administrative charges                     92,651           58,836            55,668
Reimbursable operating expenses
 due to third parties                     257,186          584,743           270,409
                                        ---------       ----------        ----------
                     Total              $ 354,434       $  666,923        $  407,380
                                        =========       ==========        ==========
</TABLE>

    As provided under the terms of the Management Agreement, EFG is compensated
for its services to the Partnership. Such services include acquisition and
management of equipment. For acquisition services, EFG was compensated by an
amount equal to 2.23% of Equipment Base Price paid by the Partnership. For
management services, EFG is compensated by an amount equal to 5% of gross
operating lease rental revenues and 2% of gross full payout lease rental revenue
received by the Partnership. Both acquisition and management fees are subject to
certain limitations defined in the Management Agreement.

    Administrative charges represent amounts owed to EFG, pursuant to Section
10.4 of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Certificate of Limited
Partnership (the "Restated Agreement, as amended"), for persons employed by EFG
who are engaged in providing administrative services to the Partnership.
Reimbursable operating expenses due to third parties represent costs paid by EFG
on behalf of the Partnership which are reimbursed to EFG at actual cost.


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    All equipment was purchased from EFG, one of its affiliates or from
third-party sellers. The Partnership's acquisition cost was determined by the
method described in Note 2 to the financial statements included in Item 14,
herein.

    All rents and proceeds from the sale of equipment are paid directly to EFG.
EFG temporarily deposits collected funds in a separate interest-bearing escrow
account prior to remittance to the Partnership. At December 31, 1999, the
Partnership was owed $7,360 by EFG for such funds and the interest thereon.
These funds were remitted to the Partnership in January 2000.

    During 1997, the Partnership and certain affiliated investment programs
sponsored by EFG exchanged their ownership interests in certain vessels for
aggregate consideration of $11,565,375. The Partnership's share of such
consideration was $2,018,804, consisting of common stock in Semele valued at
$512,153, a note receivable from Semele of $771,450 and cash of $735,201. For
further discussion, see Note 4, "Investment Securities - Affiliate I Note
Receivable - Affiliate", to the financial statements included in Item 14 herein
and Item 10.

    Certain affiliates of the General Partner own Units in the Partnership as
follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Number of     Percent of Total
           Affiliate             Units Owned     Outstanding Units
<S>                                <C>                 <C>
Atlantic Acquisition Limited
  Partnership                      125,843             9.11%
Old North Capital Limited
  Partnership                        4,452             0.32%
</TABLE>

    Atlantic Acquisition Limited Partnership ("AALP") and Old North Capital
Limited Partnership ("ONC") are both Massachusetts limited partnerships formed
in 1995 and affiliates of EFG. The general partners of AALP and ONC are
controlled by Gary D. Engle. In addition, the limited partnership interests of
ONO are owned by Semele Group, Inc. (Semele"). Gary D. Engle is Chairman and CEO
of Semele.

    (b) Certain Business Relationships

    None.

    (c) Indebtedness of Management to the Partnership

    None.

    (d) Transactions with Promoters

    See Item 13(a) above.


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PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K.

    (a) Documents filed as part of this report:

        (1) Financial Statements:

            Report of Independent Auditors ....................................*

            Statement of Financial Position
            at December 31, 1999 and 1998 .....................................*

            Statement of Operations
            for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 ..............*

            Statement of Changes in Partners' Capital
            for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 ..............*

            Statement of Cash Flows
            for the years ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997 ..............*

            Notes to the Financial Statements .................................*

        (2) Financial Statement Schedules:

            None required.

        (3) Exhibits:

            Except as set forth below, all Exhibits to Form 10-K, as set forth
            in Item 601 of Regulation S-K, are not applicable.

            A list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference is as follows:

    Exhibit
    Number
    ------
      2.1   Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Joint Motion to Modify Order
            Preliminarily Approving Settlement, Conditionally Certifying
            Settlement Class and Providing for Notice of, and Hearing on, the
            Proposed Settlement was filed in the Registrant's Annual Report on
            Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1998 as Exhibit 2.1 and
            is incorporated herein by reference.

      2.2   Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Joint Memorandum in Support of Joint
            Motion to Modify Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement,
            Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class and Providing for Notice
            of, and Hearing on, the Proposed Settlement was filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
            December 31, 1998 as Exhibit 2.2 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

*Incorporated herein by reference to the appropriate portion of the 1999 Annual
Report to security holders for the year ended December 31, 1999 (see Part II).


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    Exhibit
    Number
    ------

      2.3   Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement, Conditionally Certifying
            Settlement Class and Providing for Notice of, and Hearing on, the
            Proposed Settlement (August 20, 1998) was filed in the Registrant's
            Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1998 as
            Exhibit 2.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

      2.4   Modified Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement, Conditionally
            Certifying Settlement Class and Providing for Notice of, and Hearing
            on, the Proposed Settlement (March 22, 1999) was filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended
            December 31,1998 as Exhibit 2.4 and is incorporated herein by
            reference.

      2.5   Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Joint Memorandum in Support of Joint
            Motion to Further Modify Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement,
            Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class and Providing for Notice
            of, and Hearing on, the Proposed Settlement is filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31,1999 as Exhibit 2.5 and is included herein.

      2.6   Second Modified Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement,
            Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class and Providing for Notice
            of, and Hearing on, the Proposed Settlement (March 5, 2000) is filed
            in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
            December 31,1999 as Exhibit 2.6 and is included herein.

      4     Amended and Restated Agreement and Certificate of Limited
            Partnership included as Exhibit A to the Prospectus, which is
            included in Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.33-27828).

      10.1  Promissory Note in the principal amount of $2,160,000 dated March 8,
            2000 between the Registrant, as lender, and Echelon Residential
            Holdings LLC, as borrower, is filed in the Registrant's Annual
            Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,1999 as Exhibit
            10.1 and is included herein.

      10.2  Pledge Agreement dated March 8, 2000 between Echelon Residential
            Holdings LLC (Pledgor) and American Income Partners V-A Limited
            Partnership, as Agent for itself and others, is filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31, 1999 as Exhibit 10.2 and is included herein.

      13    The 1999 Annual Report to security holders, a copy of which is
            furnished for the information of the Securities and Exchange
            Commission. Such Report, except for those portions thereof which are
            incorporated herein by reference, is not deemed "filed" with the
            Commission.

      23    Consent of Independent Auditors.

      99(a) Lease agreement with Gearbulk Shipowning Ltd. (formerly Kristian
            Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi A/S) was filed in the Registrant's Annual
            Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 as Exhibit
            28 (c) and is incorporated herein by reference.

      99(b) Lease agreement with Sunworld International Airlines, Inc. was filed
            in the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
            December 31, 1997 as Exhibit 99(d) and is incorporated herein by
            reference.


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    Exhibit
    Number
    ------

      99(c) Lease agreement with Transmeridian Airlines was filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31, 1998 as Exhibit 99(e) and is incorporated herein by reference.

      99(d) Lease agreement with Amoco Corporation is filed in the Registrant's
            Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,1999 and
            is included herein.

      99(e) Lease agreement with International Paper is filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31,1999 and is included herein.

      99(f) Lease agreement with Tenneco Packaging Company is filed in the
            Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
            31, 1999 and is included herein.

      (b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      None.


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                                   SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this
report has been signed below on behalf of the registrant and in the capacity and
on the date indicated.

                AMERICAN INCOME PARTNERS V-A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                             By: AFG Leasing IV Incorporated,
                                 a Massachusetts corporation and the
                                 General Partner of the Registrant.

By: /s/ Geoffrey A. MacDonald              By: /s/ Gary D. Engle
   ----------------------------               ----------------------------
   Geoffrey A. MacDonald                      Gary D. Engle
   Chairman and a member of the               President and Chief Executive
   Executive Committee of EFG and             Officer and a member of the
   President and a Director of the            Executive Committee of EFG and a
   General Partner                            Director of the General Partner
                                              (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 30, 2000                       Date: March 30, 2000
      -------------------------                  -------------------------

By: /s/ Gary M. Romano                     By: /s/ Michael J. Butterfield
   ----------------------------               ----------------------------
   Gary M. Romano                             Michael J. Butterfield
   Executive Vice President and Chief         Senior Vice President, Finance and
   Operating Officer of EFG and Clerk         Treasurer of EFG and Treasurer
   of the General Partner                     of the General Partner
   (Principal Financial Officer)              (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: March 30, 2000                       Date: March 30, 2000
      -------------------------                  -------------------------


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                 1999 Form 10-K

Exhibit
-------

2.5     Plaintiffs' and Defendants' Joint Memorandum in Support of Joint
        - Motion to Further Modify Order Preliminarily Approving
        Settlement, Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class and
        Providing for Notice of, and Hearing on, the Proposed Settlement

2.6     Second Modified Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement,
        Conditionally Certifying Settlement Class and Providing for
        Notice of, and Hearing on, the Proposed Settlement (March 5,
        2000)

10.1    Promissory Note in the principal amount of $2,160,000 dated
        March 8, 2000 between the Registrant, as lender, and Echelon
        Residential Holdings LLC, as borrower.

10.2    Pledge Agreement dated March 8, 2000 between Echelon Residential
        Holdings LLC (Pledgor) and American Income Partners V-A Limited
        Partnership, as Agent for itself and others.

99(d)   Lease agreement with Amoco Corporation.

99(e)   Lease agreement with International Paper.

99(f)   Lease agreement with Tenneco Packaging Company.


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