On january 1, 2018, national insulation corporation (nic) leased equipment from united leasing under a finance lease. lease payments are made annually. title does not transfer to the lessee and there is no purchase option or guarantee of a residual value by nic. portions of the united leasing's lease amortization schedule appear below: jan. 1 payments effective interest decrease in balance outstanding balance 2018 192,501 2018 20,000 20,000 172,501 2019 20,000 17,250 2,750 169,751 2020 20,000 16,975 3,025 166,726 2021 20,000 16,673 3,327 163,399 2022 20,000 16,340 3,660 159,739 2023 20,000 15,974 4,026 155,713 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2035 20,000 7,364 12,636 61,006 2036 20,000 6,101 13,899 47,107 2037 20,000 4,711 15,289