Buying or leasing a copier is totally up to you.  If you buy the copier, you don't have the copier lease payments, just the supplies and service pricing.  This is generally more of an accounting decision than it is a "you must do it this way" kind of question.  We can help you with either and work to help you know what you are signing up for at the beginning. Leasing a copier has tax breaks, but the main reason people lease is that it is a low interest way to get a $6000 to $10000 copier on site without all that money leaving your bank account like a normal purchase.  You can pay a set monthly rate and keep your cash for important stuff like growing your company.