10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION FROM              TO             .

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 333-166195

SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	27-2173346
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
110 William Street, 26th Floor New York, NY	10038
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Issuer’s telephone number: (212) 422-2166

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	¨	Smaller Reporting Company	x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

At November 14, 2012, there were 20,004.60 units of the Registrant’s limited partnership interests issued and outstanding.

SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
Condensed Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011	3
Condensed Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	4
Condensed Statements of Changes in Partners’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012	5
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011	6
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements	7
Item  2. General Partner’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	29
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	29
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	30
Item 1A. Risk Factors	30
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	30
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	30
Item 4. Mine Safely Disclosures	30
Item 5. Other Information	30
Item 6. Exhibits	31
Signatures	32

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

(A Delaware Limited Partnership)

Condensed Balance Sheets

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,138,357		$	641,510
Escrow deposits Limited Partner capital contributions		—			2,636,731
Accounts receivable		—			28,497
Investment in finance leases, net		7,406,719			4,310,875
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization of $154,886 and $24,596		181,298			150,190
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net		1,118,103			—
Residual value investment in equipment on lease		1,367,173			—
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest of $194,473 and $16,461		2,538,253			1,407,231
Other assets		13,308			74,783
Total Assets	$	16,763,211		$	9,249,817
Liabilities and Partners’ Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	26,323		$	91,632
Rental income received in advance		20,547			—
Due to SQN Securities, LLC		—			1,000
Security deposits payable		297,176			—
Limited Partners capital contributions received in advance		—			2,634,000
Total Liabilities		344,046			2,726,632
Commitments and contingencies
Partners’ Equity (Deficit):
Limited Partners		16,424,287			6,529,827
General Partner		(5,122	)		(6,642	)
Total Partners’ Equity		16,419,165			6,523,185
Total Liabilities and Partners’ Equity	$	16,763,211		$	9,249,817

See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

(A Delaware Limited Partnership)

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Revenue:
Rental income	$	61,771		$	36,633		$	300,952		$	36,633
Finance income		226,321			9,984			356,559			9,984
Interest income		76,808			944			190,595			1,878
Total Revenue		364,900			47,561			848,106			48,495
Expenses (Other Income):
Management fees - Investment Manager		180,000			180,000			540,000			300,000
Professional fees		62,916			32,041			152,867			96,095
Depreciation and amortization		114,220			15,494			276,828			15,494
Fund administration expense		13,892			1,800			40,187			24,100
Other expenses		2,018			4,450			8,401			4,732
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss		(378,650	)		186,806			(322,187	)		186,806
Total Expenses (Other Income)		(5,604	)		420,591			696,096			627,227
Net income (loss)	$	370,504		$	(373,030	)	$	152,010		$	(578,732	)
Net income (loss) allocable to:
Limited Partners	$	366,799		$	(369,300	)	$	150,490		$	(572,944	)
General Partner		3,705			(3,730	)		1,520			(5,788	)
Net income (loss)	$	370,504		$	(373,030	)	$	152,010		$	(578,732	)
Weighted average number of limited partnership interests outstanding		17,692.31			4,767.51			14,108.21			3,641.66
Net income (loss) attributable to Limited Partners per weighted average number of limited partnership interests outstanding	$	20.73		$	(77.46	)	$	10.67		$	(157.33	)

See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

(A Delaware Limited Partnership)

Condensed Statements of Changes in Partners’ Equity

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

	Limited Partnership Interests		Total			General Partner			Limited Partners
Balance, December 31, 2011		8,450.90	$	6,523,185		$	(6,642	)	$	6,529,827
Limited Partners capital contributions		10,278.70		10,278,700			—			10,278,700
Organizational and offering expenses		—		(35,397	)		—			(35,397	)
Distribution expenses		—		(205,575	)		—			(205,575	)
Distributions paid to Limited Partners		—		(293,758	)		—			(293,758	)
Net income		—		152,010			1,520			150,490
Balance, September 30, 2012		18,729.60	$	16,419,165		$	(5,122	)	$	16,424,287

See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

(A Delaware Limited Partnership)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	152,010		$	(578,732	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Finance income		(356,559	)		(9,984	)
Accrued interest income		(173,316	)		—
Depreciation and amortization		276,828			15,494
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss		(330,759	)		139,390
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		28,497			—
Minimum rental payments received		1,246,996			96,127
Other assets		21,565			(8,673	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		(65,309	)		20,850
Rental income received in advance		20,547			—
Due to/from SQN Securities, LLC		(1,000	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		819,500			(325,528	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of finance leases		(3,822,818	)		(3,916,803	)
Purchase of equipment subject to operating lease		(852,824	)		—
Purchase of residual value investment in equipment on lease		(1,367,173	)		—
Increase in equipment notes receivable		(862,410	)		—
Cash paid for initial direct costs		(161,398	)		(132,453	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(7,066,623	)		(4,049,256	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Limited Partners’ capital contributions		10,278,700			5,853,500
Cash paid for redemption of initial Limited Partner capital contribution		—			(250	)
Cash paid for organizational and offering expenses		(35,397	)		(830,241	)
Cash paid for distribution expenses		(205,575	)		(117,070	)
Cash paid for distributions to Limited Partners		(293,758	)		—
Increase in escrow deposits		2,634,000			(1,519,773	)
Limited Partners capital contributions received in advance		(2,634,000	)		1,517,400
Net cash provided by financing activities		9,743,970			4,903,566
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		3,496,847			528,782
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		641,510			232
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	4,138,357		$	529,014
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Reclassification of initial direct costs from other assets to equipment subject to operating leases	$	42,641		$	—

See notes to condensed financial statements.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations and Organization

Nature of business and operations – The condensed financial statements of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P. (the “Partnership”) at September 30, 2012 and for three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are unaudited, but in the opinion of management include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results reported in these condensed financial statements should not necessarily be taken as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2012.

Organization - The Partnership was organized as a Delaware limited partnership on March 10, 2010 and is engaged in a single business segment, the ownership and investment in leased equipment, which includes: (i) purchasing equipment and leasing it to third-party end users; (ii) providing equipment and other asset financing; (iii) acquiring equipment subject to lease and (iv) acquiring ownership rights (residual value interests) in leased equipment at lease expiration. From time to time, the Partnership may also purchase equipment and sell it directly to its leasing customers. The Partnership will terminate no later than December 31, 2034.

The principal investment strategy of the Partnership is to invest in business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost-savings) equipment or other physical assets with high in-place value and long, relative to the investment term, economic life. The Partnership expects to achieve its investment strategy by making investments in equipment already subject to lease, originating equipment leases in such equipment or providing asset financing.

The General Partner of the Partnership is SQN AIF III GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership’s Investment Manager, SQN Capital Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”). Both the Partnership’s General Partner and its Investment Manager are Delaware limited liability companies. The General Partner manages and controls the day to day activities and operations of the Partnership, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner paid an aggregate capital contribution of $100 for a 1% interest in the Partnership’s income, losses and distributions. The Investment Manager makes all investment decisions and manages the investment portfolio of the Partnership.

On June 28, 2011, the officers of Summit Asset Management Limited (“SAM”) which prior to that date had equal ownership in the Investment Manager with SQN Capital Corporation (the parent company of the Investment Manager) resigned from both the General Partner and the Investment Manager. At that time, SAM redeemed its ownership interest in the Investment Manager.

Beginning on June 29, 2011, SAM has primarily provided the Partnership with origination services. They have assisted the Partnership with all the transactions completed during 2012 and 2011. The Partnership anticipates SAM will continue to provide these services going forward into the foreseeable future.

On July 1, 2011, SQN Capital Corporation assigned its 100% interest in the Partnership’s Investment Manager to SQN Capital Partners, LLC which it believes to be a more tax efficient structure. There has been no change of control as a result of this as the principals and majority interest holders in both entities are the same.

The Partnership will make, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, semi-annual cash distributions to each Limited Partner computed at 3% (pro-rated to the date of admission for each Limited Partner) of each Limited Partner’s capital contribution, beginning six months after the Partnership’s initial closing which occurred on May 2, 2011. The Partnership’s income, losses and distributions are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partner until the Limited Partners have received total distributions equal to each Limited Partners’ capital contribution plus an 8%, compounded annually, cumulative return on each Limited Partners’ capital contribution. After such time, income, losses and distributions will be allocated 80% to the Limited Partners and 20% to the General Partner.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Partnership is currently in the Offering Period, which expires the earlier of raising $50,000,000 in Limited Partner capital contributions (50,000 units in limited partnership interests (“Units”) at $1,000 per Unit) or March 17, 2013. The Operating Period begins when the Partnership starts investing the offering proceeds, which occurred on June 29, 2011, and will last for three years, unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of the Partnership’s General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions. During the Operating Period the Partnership invests most of the net offering proceeds in items of equipment that are subject to leases, equipment financing transactions, and residual ownership rights in leased equipment. After the net offering proceeds are invested, additional investments will be made with the cash proceeds generated from the Partnership’s initial investments, to the extent that cash is not needed for expenses, reserves, or distributions to Limited Partners. The investment in additional equipment in this manner is called “reinvestment.” After the Operating Period, the Partnership will sell its assets in the ordinary course of business, a time frame called the “Liquidation Period.” The Liquidation Period is expected to last four years, unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of the Partnership’s General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions.

The Partnership uses the services of SQN Securities, LLC (“Securities”), a Delaware limited liability company, as the sole selling agent for the Partnership’s Units. Securities is a majority-owned subsidiary of the Partnership’s Investment Manager, is a broker-dealer registered with the Security and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is a member of both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Security Investor Protection Corporation.

The Partnership was declared effective by the SEC on March 17, 2011, which is the date the Offering Period, began. Since that time through December 31, 2011, the Partnership has admitted 137 Limited Partners, raised $8,450,900 in capital contributions and paid or accrued $963,721 in organizational and offering costs. During this span of time the Partnership paid or accrued to Securities $169,018 in distribution expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership admitted an additional 125 Limited Partners with total capital contributions of $10,278,700. During this time period, we paid an additional $35,397 in organizational and offering costs and paid an additional $205,575 in distribution expense to Securities.

A Limited Partner may not redeem their Units in the Partnership without the prior written consent of the General Partner. The General Partner has the sole discretion to approve or deny any redemption requested by a Limited Partner.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue recognition - The Partnership records revenue based upon the lease classification determined at the inception of the transaction and based upon the terms of the lease or when there are significant changes to the lease terms.

The Partnership leases equipment to third parties and each such lease may be classified as either a finance lease or an operating lease. Initial direct costs are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related lease for a finance lease. For an operating lease, the initial direct costs are included as a component of the cost of the equipment and depreciated.

For finance leases, the Partnership records, at lease inception, the total minimum lease payments receivable from the lessee, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment upon lease termination, the initial direct costs, if any, related to the lease and the related unearned income. Unearned income represents the difference between the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable plus the estimated unguaranteed residual value, minus the cost of the leased equipment. Unearned income is recognized as finance income over the term of the lease using the effective interest rate method.

For operating leases, rental income is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term. Billed and uncollected operating lease receivables are included in accounts receivable. Accounts receivable is stated at its estimated net realizable value. Rental payments received in advance is the difference between the timing of the cash payments and the income recognized on a straight line basis.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

The Investment Manager has an investment committee that approves each new equipment lease, financing transaction, and lease acquisition. As part of its process it determines the unguaranteed residual value, if any, to be used once the acquisition has been approved. The factors considered in determining the unguaranteed residual value include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of the potential lessee, the type of equipment being considered, how the equipment is integrated into the potential lessees business, the length of the lease and the industry in which the potential lessee operates. Unguaranteed residual values are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the Partnership’s policy relating to impairment review.

Foreign currency transactions - The Partnership has designated the United States of America dollar as the functional currency for the Partnership’s investments in international locations. Accordingly, certain assets and liabilities are translated at either the actual month end exchange rates or the historical exchange rates, revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period, and all transaction gains or losses are reflected in the period’s results of operations.

Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the General Partner and Investment Manager to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates primarily include the determination of allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses, estimated useful lives, and residual values. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications - To maintain comparability among the periods presented, the Partnership has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period amounts. Within the Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership reclassified investor relations expense to other expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either total expenses or net loss in the periods presented. Within the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership expanded cash paid for offering and distribution expense into cash paid for organizational and offering expenses and cash paid for distribution expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either net cash provided by financing activities, net increase in cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, end of period in the period presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”). ASU 2012-02 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. After assessing all of the events and circumstances, if an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, the entity would continue to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying value. If the entity concluded that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired no further analysis would be required. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of ASU 2012-02 to impact its financial position or its results of operations.

3. Related Party Transactions

The General Partner is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the Partnership and the Investment Manager makes all investment decisions and manages the investment portfolio of the Partnership. The Partnership pays the General Partner an allowance for organizational and offering costs not to exceed $1,000,000, in the aggregate, to reimburse the General Partner for expenses incurred in the preparation for qualification under federal and state securities laws. Total organizational and offering costs may not exceed 2% of all offering proceeds. At the end of the Offering Period, if total offering proceeds are less than the maximum

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

offering of $50,000,000, the General Partner will be required to refund a portion of the organizational and offering costs previously taken. During February 2012, the Partnership had substantially reached its allowance for paying organizational and offering costs. All future expenditures for organizational and offering costs will be assumed by the Partnership’s Investment Manager. The General Partner also has a 1% interest in the profits, losses and distributions of the Partnership. In addition, the General Partner has a promotional interest in the Partnership equal to 20% of all distributed cash available for distribution, after the Partnership has provided an 8% cumulative return, compounded annually, to the Limited Partners on their capital contributions.

The Partnership pays the Investment Manager for organizational and offering expenses incurred on behalf of the Partnership and a management fee equal to or the greater of; (i) a fixed monthly management fee of $60,000 or (ii) 1.975% per annum of the aggregate offering proceeds. If, at the end of the Offering Period, the Partnership raises total offering proceeds of less than $36,000,000, the management fee will be reduced to such an amount over the entire life of the Partnership that the total average management fee will not be greater than 2% per year of the aggregate offering proceeds. The monthly management fee reimburses the Investment Manager for normal overhead expenses, which include, but are not limited to, employee compensation, rent, professional services, office equipment, and supplies. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership paid the Investment Manager $180,000 and $180,000, respectively, for management fees which are included in the condensed statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership paid the Investment Manager $540,000 and $300,000, respectively, for management fees which are included in the condensed statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Investment Manager paid or accrued organizational and offering costs on behalf of the Partnership totaling $51,360 and $110,498, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Investment Manager made a one-time distribution payment to investors which totaled $23,463. The Investment Manager believed this was the proper course of action due to the fact that these investor’s capital contributions remained in an escrow cash account for an excessive period of time due to blue sky law issues.

The Partnership pays Securities a distribution expense equal to 2% of the aggregate offering proceeds, excluding proceeds from our General Partner or any affiliated entities. The distribution expense is paid to Securities for, among other costs, due diligence costs incurred in connection with the offering and sale of Units. At December 31, 2011, the Partnership owed Securities $1,000 for unpaid distribution expense which was paid during January 2012. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Securities was paid $51,030 and $40,060, respectively, which is included in distribution expenses in the condensed statements of changes in partners’ equity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Securities was paid $205,575 and $117,070, respectively, which is included in distribution expenses in the condensed statements of changes in partners’ equity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Securities paid organizational and offering expenses on behalf of the Partnership totaling $4,980. No such payments were made by Securities during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

4. Investment in Finance Leases

Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment

On August 31, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for information technology network and infrastructure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £862,885 ($1,365,256 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) with a lease term of 36 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives quarterly lease payments, in advance, of £81,534 ($129,003 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012). The initial lease payment was received on August 31, 2012. On August 31, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs totaling £38,140 ($60,345 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment. The lessee’s obligations under this lease transaction are guaranteed by two entities affiliated with the lessee.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income of $11,527, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $7,442, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Entertainment and Leisure Equipment

On August 15, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £551,540 ($865,311 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment on August 15, 2012 of £72,770 ($114,169 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) and £24,257 ($38,056 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. The Partnership paid initial direct costs totaling £19,773, as follows: (i) on July 31, 2012 £9,652 ($15,160 applying exchange rates at July 31, 2012) and (ii) on August 15, 2012 £10,121 ($15,878 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $9,922, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $5,218, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. At September 30, 2012, the Partnership has entered into three separate lease transactions with this lessee.

On June 27, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £435,377 ($679,406 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment on June 27, 2012 of £57,444 ($89,698 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) and £19,148 ($29,900 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. On June 27, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs of £15,608 ($24,373 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $22,487, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $9,697, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

Anaerobic Digestion Plant

On February 16, 2012, the Partnership entered into a finance lease transaction for an 80% ownership interest in an anaerobic digestion plant located in the United Kingdom for £576,000 ($912,845 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) with a lease term of 48 months. An anaerobic digestion plant is a series of processes in which microorganism’s breakdown biodegradable materials and produces a biogas which can be used to generate electricity. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly payments, in advance, of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) through September 20, 2015 and then through January 20, 2016, there will be a rent holiday, where no payments are due. At the expiration of the lease term, the lessee has a purchase option as follows: (i) make a one-time payment of £64,074 ($101,544 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) or (ii) make 4 additional monthly payments of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) and then a final payment of £3,046 ($4,827 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012). Once the final payment is received title to the equipment passes to the lessee. The Partnership will also share in the semi-annual cash payments made under a United Kingdom government program for the production of alternative energy. The Partnership will account for this as contingent rental payments. On February 28, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs of £28,800 ($45,642 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

The purchase option is contingent upon Orchard House Foods Limited, the end user of the electricity generated by the anaerobic digestion plant, extending its service agreement for six months or longer with BioWayste Holdings Limited, the Partnership’s lessee. The service agreement term runs concurrently with the lease term and is between Orchard House Foods Limited and BioWayste Holdings Limited, an independent service provider, who operates and maintains the anaerobic digestion plant.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $22,115 and $53,523, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $8,406 and $25,414, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

The remaining 20% ownership interest is held by SQN Alternative Investment Fund II, LLC, which is another equipment leasing fund managed by the Investment Manager.

Public Address System

On August 19, 2011, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for a public address system for a Scottish Premier League football team located in Scotland with a lease term of 48 months.

On February 13, 2012, the lessee went into Administration in Scotland. Administration in the United Kingdom is a process similar to reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States of America. On June 14, 2012, the Partnership was notified by the Administrator that the football team was sold on June 14, 2012 to a new owner. On July 4, 2012, the Partnership received its final payment from the Administrator in the amount of £10,975 ($17,008 applying exchange rates at July 10, 2012).

The Partnership’s Investment Manager negotiated a revised lease agreement with the new owners of the stadium where the Partnership’s public address system has been in use. The revised lease began on October 5, 2012, requires quarterly payments, in advance, of £73,125 ($118,199 applying exchange rates at September 30, 2012) and has a term of 24 months. The Partnership received the initial rental payment on October 10, 2012. After the lease term expires the title to the equipment will pass to the lessee.

Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line

On June 29, 2011, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”) for an ownership interest in a Hire Purchase Agreement (the “HP Agreement”). The HP Agreement is between an independent United Kingdom leasing entity and the lessee of a bottle recycling and extrusion production line located in the United Kingdom.

Under the terms of the HP Agreement there is both an initial rental period and a fixed rental period. The initial rental period was extended until the earlier of either; (i) twelve months from date of the HP Agreement or (ii) the Plant Valuation date, as defined in the HP Agreement. On June 29, 2012, the fixed rental period commenced. Accordingly, the Investment Manager re-tested the lease and determined that the lease qualifies as a finance lease. The term of the lease is for 60 months from the commencement date. The Partnership receives monthly payments, in advance, of £40,937 ($63,923 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012). At lease termination the lessee has an option to purchase the leased equipment and the Partnerships portion of the proceeds will be £253,821 ($396,341 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012).

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership earned rental income from this leased equipment during its initial rental period of $- and $36,633, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership earned rental income from this leased equipment during its initial rental period of $177,539 and $36,633, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance revenue relating to this leased equipment of $117,835, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $- and $8,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $72,000 and $8,000, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred amortization of initial direct costs of $36,897, respectively.

Due to changes in the exchange rate of the British Pound Sterling from the initial acquisition of this lease to the re-testing, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, of $109,397 which was included in foreign currency transaction loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Investment in finance leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Minimum rents receivable	$	9,092,795		$	5,575,250
Estimated unguaranteed residual value		465,151			392,385
Unearned income		(2,151,227	)		(1,656,760	)
	$	7,406,719		$	4,310,875

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable, which includes the revised lease payments for the public address system, are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	—	$	3,371,261	$	3,371,261
2014		—		2,812,042		2,812,042
2015		—		1,496,363		1,496,363
2016		—		795,683		795,683
2017		—		665,134		665,134
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	—	$	9,140,483	$	9,140,483

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction (gain) or loss on its various investments in finance leases of $(295,156) and $167,836, respectively, which included the foreign currency transaction (gain) loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction (gain) or loss on its various investments in finance leases of $(235,461) and $167,836, respectively, which included the foreign currency transaction loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

5. Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases

Reusable Plastic Bulk Storage Bins

On March 29, 2012, the Partnership entered into an operating lease transaction for 10,000 reusable plastic bulk storage bins used in the agricultural and food processing industries for $1,150,000 with a lease term of 60 months. The equipment is located in the United States of America. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership will receive monthly payments, in advance, of $20,547. The lessee paid a security deposit of $297,176 which will be refunded at the termination of the lease period only if the lessee has made all its payments. On December 31, 2011, the Partnership paid initial direct costs associated with the acquisition of this leased equipment totaling $42,641 which has been included in the cost of the leased equipment. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned rental income of $61,771 and $123,413, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $37,269 and $74,538, respectively.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Investments in equipment subject to operating leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Plastic bulk storage bins	$	1,192,641		$	—
Accumulated depreciation		(74,538	)		—
	$	1,118,103		$	—

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	246,564	$	—	$	246,564
2014		246,564		—		246,564
2015		246,564		—		246,564
2016		246,564		—		246,564
2017		123,282		—		123,282
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	1,109,538	$	—	$	1,109,538

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.

6. Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease

Reusable Plastic Bulk Storage Bins

On March 30, 2012, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement to purchase, from an entity controlled by SAM (the “Selling Entity”), an 18.08% residual value interest in a pool of intermediate bulk agricultural containers located in the United States of America for $1,367,173. The remaining ownership interests in the residual value of the intermediate bulk agricultural containers is owned 80.92% by SQN Alternative Investment Fund I, LLC, another entity managed by the Partnership’s Investment Manager and 1.00% by the Selling Entity. SAM has guaranteed the obligations of the Selling Entity under this agreement. The initial lease term expires June 29, 2013.

7. Equipment Notes Receivable

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

During 2012, the Partnership has made three advances under a Senior Loan Note Instrument (the “Instrument”) to Romney Hydropower Company Limited as follows: (i) the sixth advance was made on July 15, 2012 for £200,000 ($311,460 applying exchange rates at July 15, 2012), (ii) the fifth advance was made on June 15, 2012 for £100,000 ($155,200 applying exchange rates at June 15, 2012) and (iii) the fourth advance was made on February 2, 2012 for £250,000 ($395,750 applying exchange rates at February 15, 2012).

After the sixth advance by the Partnership, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £250,000 under the Instrument.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned interest income of $68,306 and $173,316, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction gain on its equipment notes receivable of $85,997 and $95,297, respectively.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

On October 31, 2011, the Partnership entered into the Instrument with a special purpose entity controlled by SAM. This special purpose entity was set-up to provide financing for a hydro-electricity generating plant located on the Romney Weir in Windsor, England. The total amount available under the Instrument is £1,700,000, accrues interest at 12.0% per year and is guaranteed by the borrower’s parent company. Interest accrues on the Instrument until the project commencement date, as defined in the agreement, at which time all accrued interest is due and payable. Thereafter, repayment consisting of principal and interest commences three months after the project commencement date and quarterly thereafter. Quarterly principal and interest payments are calculated as follows: £46 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the first eight years and the £22 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the next three years. The expected commencement date has been extended out to the first quarter of 2013. This extension of time was due primarily to regulatory compliance issues.

8. Fair Value Measurements

The Partnership follows the fair value guidance in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) for items that are required to be measured at fair value. ASC 820’s valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Partnership’s market assumptions. ASC 820 classifies these inputs into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Inputs– Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 Inputs– Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 Inputs– Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

Fair value information with respect to the Partnership’s leased assets and liabilities are not separately provided for since ASC 820 does not require fair value disclosures of leasing arrangements.

The Partnership’s carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, escrow deposits Limited Partner Contributions, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, due to SQN Securities, LLC and Limited Partners contributions received in advance, approximate fair value due to their short term until maturity.

The Partnership’s carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs were as follows:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Assets:
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

The carrying amount of the Partnership’s equipment note receivable, including accrued interest approximates, fair value at September 30, 2012, based on the following factors: (i) interest rates have remained stable, (ii) the basic technology, the Archimedes Screw, is thousands of year old and has been successfully used in other hydro-electric generating plants in Europe and (iii) there is minimal credit risk associated with the lessee.

9. Business Concentrations

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership had three lessee’s which accounted for 80% of income derived from leasing activities and two lessees which accounted for 100% of income derived from leasing activities, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership had four lessee’s which accounted for 90% of income derived from leasing activities and two lessees which accounted for 100% of income derived from leasing activities, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

At September 30, 2012, five of the Partnership’s investments in various leasing activities accounted for 84% of the Partnership’s total leased equipment. At September 30, 2012, the Partnership’s equipment note receivable and accrued interest was from one debtor.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, 100% of the equipment leasing and financing transactions the Partnership entered into were originated by SAM. The Partnership paid a total of $2,633,410 and $7,066,623, respectively, to acquire these equipment leases and financing transactions.

10. Geographic Information

Geographic information for revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	61,771	$	—	$	61,771
Finance income	$	—	$	226,321	$	226,321
Interest income	$	8,475	$	68,333	$	76,808
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	944	$	—	$	944
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	123,413	$	177,539	$	300,952
Finance income	$	—	$	356,559	$	356,559
Interest income	$	17,184	$	173,411	$	190,595
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	1,878	$	—	$	1,878

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Geographic information for long-lived assets at September 30, 2012 was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	7,406,719	$	7,406,719
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	$	1,118,103	$	—	$	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	$	1,367,173	$	—	$	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253

Geographic information for long-lived assets at December 31, 2011, was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	4,310,875	$	4,310,875
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

11. Indemnifications

The Partnership enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Partnership’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is not known.

In the normal course of business, the Partnership enters into contracts of various types, including lease contracts, contracts for the sale or purchase of lease assets, and management contracts. It is prevalent industry practice for most contracts of any significant value to include provisions that each of the contracting parties, in addition to assuming liability for breaches of the representations, warranties, and covenants that are part of the underlying contractual obligations, to also assume an obligation to indemnify and hold the other contractual party harmless for such breaches, and for harm caused by such party’s gross negligence and willful misconduct, including, in certain instances, certain costs and expenses arising from the contract. Generally, to the extent these contracts are performed in the ordinary course of business under the reasonable business judgment of the General Partner and Investment Manager, no liability will arise as a result of these provisions. The General Partner and Investment Manager knows of no facts or circumstances that would make the Partnership’s contractual commitments outside standard mutual covenants applicable to commercial transactions between businesses. Accordingly, the Partnership believes that these indemnification obligations are made in the ordinary course of business as part of standard commercial and industry practice, and that any potential liability under the Partnership’s similar commitments is remote. Should any such indemnification obligation become payable, the Partnership would separately record and/or disclose such liability in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

12. Subsequent Events

Gamma Knife Suite

On October 30, 2012, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement with Summit Asset Management Limited to acquire a 99.9% residual interest in a gamma knife suite located in the United Kingdom for £379,620 ($609,442 applying exchange rates at October 31, 2012).

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

On October 11, 2012, the Partnership made its seventh advance under the Instrument with Romney Hydropower Company Limited for £200,000 ($321,400 applying exchange rates at October 15, 2012). After the Partnership made this advance, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £50,000 under the Instrument.

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SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

Limited Partner Capital Contributions

From October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, the Partnership admitted an additional 16 Limited Partners with capital contributions totaling $1,275,000. For the period from October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, the Partnership incurred and paid to Securities $25,500 in distribution expenses related to the capital contributions raised during this time period.

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Item 2. General Partner’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our current financial position and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated March 29, 2012. This discussion should also be read in conjunction with the disclosures below regarding “Forward-Looking Statements” and the “Risk Factors” set forth in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms include SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). These statements are being made pursuant to the PSLRA, with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA, and, other than as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or supplement such statements. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact. They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “predict,” “continue,” “further,” “seek,” “plan,” or “project” and variations of these words or comparable words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs and expectations with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors outside our control that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Overview

We are a Delaware limited partnership formed on March 10, 2010. We operate a fund in which the capital invested by partners is pooled together. This pool of capital is then used to invest in business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost-saving) equipment and other physical assets with substantial economic lives and, in many cases, associated revenue streams. The pooled capital contributions are also used to pay fees and expenses associated with our organization and to fund a capital reserve.

Our principal investment strategy is to invest in business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost-savings) equipment with high in-place value and long, relative to the investment term, economic life. We expect to achieve our investment strategy by making investments in equipment already subject to lease or originating equipment leases in such equipment, which will include: (i) purchasing equipment and leasing it to third-party end users; (ii) providing equipment and other asset financing; (iii) acquiring equipment subject to lease and (iv) acquiring ownership rights (residual value interests) in leased equipment at lease expiration. From time to time, we may also purchase equipment and sell it directly to our leasing customers.

Many of our investments are anticipated to be structured as full payout or operating equipment leases. In addition, we invest by way of participation agreements and residual sharing agreements where we acquire an interest in a pool of equipment or other assets or rights to those equipment or other assets, at a future date. We also structure investments as project financings that are secured by, among other things, essential use equipment and/or other assets. Finally, we use other investment structures, such as vendor and rental (hire) programs that our Investment Manager believes will provide us the appropriate level of security, collateralization, and flexibility to optimize our return on investment while protecting against downside risk. In most cases, the structure includes us holding title to or a priority position in the equipment or other assets.

Although the overall composition of our portfolio cannot be determined at this time, we invest in equipment and other assets that are considered essential use or core to a business or operation in the agricultural, energy, environmental, medical, manufacturing, technology, and transportation industries. Our Investment Manager also may identify other assets or industries that meet our investment objectives. We invest in assets and equipment located primarily within the European Union (predominately in the United Kingdom), the United States of America and Canada.

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We divide our life into three distinct stages: (i) the Offering Period, (ii) the Operating Period and (iii) the Liquidation Period. The Offering Period is the time frame in which we raise capital contributions from investors through the sale of our units of limited partnership interests (“Units”). The Operating Period commences on the initial closing date of our first equipment lease transaction and will last for three years unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of our General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions. Our Offering Period and Operating Period will overlap. The Liquidation Period is the period in which we will sell our assets in the ordinary course of business and will last four years, unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of our General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions.

We use the services of SQN Securities, LLC (“Securities”) as the sole selling agent for our Units. Securities is a majority-owned subsidiary of our Investment Manager, is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is a member of both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Security Investor Protection Corporation. We pay Securities a distribution expense equal to 2% of the aggregate offering proceeds, excluding proceeds from our General Partner or any affiliated entities.

We were declared effective by the SEC on March 17, 2011, which is the date our Offering Period began. Since that time through December 31, 2011, we have admitted 137 Limited Partners, raised $8,450,900 in capital contributions and paid or accrued $963,721 in organizational and offering costs. During this span of time we paid or accrued to Securities $169,018 in distribution expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we admitted an additional 125 Limited Partners with total capital contributions of $10,278,700. During this time period, we paid an additional $35,397 in organizational and offering costs and our Investment Manager and Securities paid or accrued $110,498 and $4,980, respectively, in organizational and offering costs on our behalf. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Securities was paid $205,575 in distribution expenses.

We commenced our Operating Period on June 29, 2011 with our first equipment transaction. During the Operating Period we will invest most of the net offering proceeds in items of equipment that are subject to leases, equipment financing transactions, and residual ownership rights in leased equipment. After the net offering proceeds are invested, additional investments will be made with the cash proceeds generated from our initial investments, to the extent that cash is not needed for expenses, reserves, or distributions to Limited Partners. The investment in additional equipment in this manner is called “reinvestment.”

Recent Significant Transactions

Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment

On August 31, 2012, we entered into a lease transaction for information technology network and infrastructure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £862,885 ($1,365,256 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) with a lease term of 36 months. Under the terms of the agreement we receive quarterly lease payments, in advance, of £81,534 ($129,003 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012). The initial lease payment was received on August 31, 2012. On August 31, 2012, we paid initial direct costs totaling £38,140 ($60,345 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment. The lessee’s obligations under this lease transaction are guaranteed by two entities affiliated with the lessee.

The lessee estimates that the network infrastructure will create substantial savings and improved efficiencies for its business lines. The lessee is a leading independent utilities infrastructure organization, providing technical engineering, design, project management, consulting and audit services across gas and multi-utility connections throughout the United Kingdom. The lessee’s services include utility connection, gas disconnection, meter installation and outlet pipework projects.

Entertainment and Leisure Equipment

On August 15, 2012, we entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £551,540 ($865,311 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement we receive monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment on August 15, 2012 of £72,770 ($114,169 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) and £24,257 ($38,056 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. We paid initial direct

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costs totaling £19,773, as follows: (i) on July 31, 2012 £9,652 ($15,160 applying exchange rates at July 31, 2012) and (ii) on August 15, 2012 £10,121 ($15,878 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

On June 27, 2012, we entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £435,377 ($679,406 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement we receive monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment of £57,444 ($89,698 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) when the transaction was finalized and £19,148 ($29,900 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. On June 27, 2012, we paid initial direct costs of £15,608 ($24,373 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment. During December 2011, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for similar equipment with the same lessee.

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

During 2012, we have made three advances under a Senior Loan Note Instrument (the “Instrument”) to Romney Hydropower Company Limited as follows: (i) the sixth advance was made on July 15, 2012 for £200,000 ($311,460 applying exchange rates at July 15, 2012), (ii) the fifth advance was made on June 15, 2012 for £100,000 ($155,200 applying exchange rates at June 15, 2012) and (iii) the fourth advance was made on February 2, 2012 for £250,000 ($395,750 applying exchange rates at February 15, 2012).

On October 31, 2011, we entered into the Instrument with a special purpose entity controlled by Summit Asset Management (“SAM”). This special purpose entity was set-up to provide financing for a hydro-electricity generating plant located on the Romney Weir in Windsor, England. The total amount available under the Instrument is £1,700,000, accrues interest at 12.0% per year and is guaranteed by the borrower’s parent company. Interest accrues on the Instrument until the project commencement date, as defined in the agreement, at which time all accrued interest is due and payable. Thereafter, repayment consisting of principal and interest commences three months after the project commencement date and quarterly thereafter. Quarterly principal and interest payments are calculated as follows: £46 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the first eight years and the £22 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the next three years.

Reusable Plastic Bulk Bins

On March 30, 2012, we entered into a Participation Agreement to purchase, from an entity controlled by SAM (the “Selling Entity”), an 18.08% residual value interest in a pool of intermediate bulk agricultural containers located in the United States of America for $1,367,173. The remaining ownership interests in the residual value of the intermediate bulk agricultural containers is owned 80.92% by SQN Alternative Investment Fund I, LLC, another entity managed by our Investment Manager and 1.00% by the Selling Entity. SAM has guaranteed the obligations of the Selling Entity under this agreement. The initial lease term expires June 29, 2013.

On March 29, 2012, we entered into an operating lease transaction for 10,000 reusable plastic bulk storage bins used in the agricultural and food processing industries for $1,150,000 with a lease term of 60 months. The equipment is located in the United States of America. Under the terms of the agreement we receive monthly payments, in advance, of $20,547. The lessee paid a security deposit of $297,176 which will be refunded at the termination of the lease period only if the lessee has made all its payments. On December 31, 2011, we paid initial direct costs associated with the acquisition of this leased equipment totaling $42,641 which has been included in the cost of the leased equipment.

Anaerobic Digestion Plant

On February 16, 2012, we entered into a finance lease transaction for an 80% ownership interest in an anaerobic digestion plant located in the United Kingdom for £576,000 ($912,845 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012). An anaerobic digestion plant is a series of processes in which microorganism’s breakdown biodegradable materials and produces a biogas which can be used to generate electricity. The lease term is 48 months. Under the terms of the agreement we receive monthly payments, in advance, of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) through September 20, 2015 and then through January 20, 2016, there will be a rent holiday, where no payments are due. At the expiration of the lease term, the lessee has an option to: (i) make a one-time payment of £64,074 ($101,544 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) or (ii) make 4 additional monthly

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payments of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) and then a final payment of £3,046 ($4,827 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012). Once the final payment is received title to the equipment will pass to the lessee. We will also share in the semi-annual cash payments made under a United Kingdom government program for the production of alternative energy. We will account for this as contingent rental payments. On February 28, 2012, we paid initial direct costs of £28,800 ($45,642 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

The option is contingent upon Orchard House Foods Limited, the end user of the electricity generated by the anaerobic digestion plant, extending its service agreement for six months or longer. The service agreements term runs concurrently with the lease term and is between Orchard House Foods Limited and BioWayste Holdings Limited, an independent service provider and the Partnership’s lessee, who operates and maintains the anaerobic digestion plant.

The remaining 20% ownership interest is held by SQN Alternative Investment Fund II, LLC, which is another equipment leasing fund managed by the Investment Manager.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Part I Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Recent Accounting Pronouncements in our condensed financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Critical Accounting Policies

An understanding of our critical accounting policies is necessary to understand our financial results. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our General Partner and our Investment Manager to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates primarily include the determination of allowance for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses and the estimated useful lives and residual values of the leased equipment we acquire. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Lease Classification and Revenue Recognition

Each equipment lease we enter into is classified as either a finance lease or an operating lease, which is determined at lease inception, based upon the terms of each lease, or when there are significant changes to the lease terms. We capitalize initial direct costs (“IDC”) associated with the origination and funding of lease assets. IDC includes both internal costs (e.g., labor and overhead) and external broker fees incurred with the origination. Costs related to leases that are not consummated are not eligible for capitalization as IDC and are expensed as incurred as acquisition expense. For a finance lease, IDC is capitalized and amortized over the lease term using the effective interest rate method. For an operating lease, the IDC is included as a component of the cost of the equipment and depreciated over the lease term.

For finance leases, we record, at lease inception, the total minimum lease payments receivable from the lessee, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment at lease termination, the IDC related to the lease, if any, and the related unearned income. Unearned income represents the difference between the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable, plus the estimated unguaranteed residual value, minus the cost of the leased equipment. Unearned income is recognized as finance income over the term of the lease using the effective interest rate method.

For operating leases, rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Billed operating lease receivables are included in accounts receivable until collected. Accounts receivable are stated at their estimated net realizable value. Deferred revenue is the difference between the timing of the receivables billed and the income recognized on a straight-line basis.

Our Investment Manager has an investment committee that approves each new equipment lease and other financing transaction. As part of its process, the investment committee determines the residual value, if any, to be used once the investment has been approved. The factors considered in determining the residual value include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of the potential lessee, the type of equipment considered, how the equipment is integrated into the potential lessee’s business, the length of the lease and the industry in which the potential lessee operates. Residual values are reviewed for impairment in accordance with our impairment review policy.

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The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the marketplace are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. The residual value is calculated using information from various external sources, such as trade publications, auction data, equipment dealers, wholesalers and industry experts, as well as inspection of the physical asset and other economic indicators.

Asset Impairments

The significant assets in our portfolio are periodically reviewed, no less frequently than annually or when indicators of impairment exist, to determine whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss will be recognized only if the carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. If there is an indication of impairment, we will estimate the future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) expected from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. Future cash flows are the future cash inflows expected to be generated by an asset less the future outflows expected to be necessary to obtain those inflows. If an impairment is determined to exist, the impairment loss will be measured as the amount by which the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value and recorded in the statement of operations in the period the determination is made.

The events or changes in circumstances that generally indicate that an asset may be impaired are, (i) the estimated fair value of the underlying equipment is less than its carrying value, (ii) the lessee is experiencing financial difficulties and (iii) it does not appear likely that the estimated proceeds from the disposition of the asset will be sufficient to satisfy the residual position in the asset. The preparation of the undiscounted cash flows requires the use of assumptions and estimates, including the level of future rents, the residual value expected to be realized upon disposition of the asset, estimated downtime between re-leasing events and the amount of re-leasing costs. Our Investment Manager’s review for impairment includes a consideration of the existence of impairment indicators including third-party appraisals, published values for similar assets, recent transactions for similar assets, adverse changes in market conditions for specific asset types and the occurrence of significant adverse changes in general industry and market conditions that could affect the fair value of the asset.

Depreciation

We record depreciation expense on equipment when the lease is classified as an operating lease. In order to calculate depreciation, we first determine the depreciable equipment cost, which is the cost less the estimated residual value. The estimated residual value is our estimate of the value of the equipment at lease termination. Depreciation expense is recorded by applying the straight-line method of depreciation to the depreciable equipment cost over the lease term.

Business Overview

We are currently in our Offering Period and entered into our initial lease transaction on June 29, 2011, which marked the beginning of our Operating Period. The Offering Period is designated as the period in which we are raising capital from investors. During this period we expect to generate the majority of our cash inflow from financing activities. We have also entered our Operating Period, which is defined as the period in which we invest the net offering proceeds from the Offering Period into business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost saving) equipment and other physical assets with substantial economic lives and, in many cases, associated revenue streams. During this period we anticipate substantial cash outflows from investing activities as we acquire leased equipment.

We are currently in both our Offering Period and our Operating Period. During our Offering Period we will continue raising capital contributions from investors until, the earlier of: (i) raising $50,000,000 in Limited Partner capital contributions or (ii) March 17, 2013.

During our Operating Period, we will use the net offering proceeds to make our initial investments, which will include: (i) purchasing equipment and leasing it to third-party end users; (ii) providing equipment and other asset financing; (iii) acquiring equipment subject to lease and (iv) acquiring ownership rights (residual value interests) in

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leased equipment at lease expiration. As our investments mature, we anticipate reinvesting the cash proceeds, to the extent that the cash will not be needed for expenses, reserves and distributions to our Limited Partners, in additional investments in leased equipment and financing transactions. We anticipate incurring both gains and losses on our investments during our Operating Period. Additionally, we expect to see our rental income and finance income increase, as well as related expenses, such as depreciation and amortization expense.

Results of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2012 (the “2012 Quarter”) compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011 (the “2011 Quarter”)

Our revenue for the 2012 Quarter compared to the 2011 Quarter is summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Revenue:
Rental income	$	61,771	$	36,633
Finance income		226,321		9,984
Interest income		76,808		944
Total Revenue	$	364,900	$	47,561

For the 2012 Quarter we earned total revenue of $364,900 which is an increase of $317,339 from our 2011 Quarter. The reason for this increase in total revenue was solely due to our having acquired additional leased equipment and entered into financing transactions, all earning revenue during the 2012 Quarter that we did not have in the 2011 Quarter. We had a total of six lessees earning revenue during the 2012 Quarter versus two lesseess earning revenue during the 2011 Quarter.

The rental income for the 2012 Quarter was from a single lessee who has leased reusable plastic bulk bins located in the United States of America. This lease should continue at approximately this rate for the next 54 months. The rental income from the 2011 Quarter was from a different single lessee, who leased a bottling recycling and extrusion production line located in the United Kingdom. Once the lessee’s fixed lease term began the revenue generated from this lease became finance income. The finance income for the 2012 Quarter was from five lessees while for the 2011 Quarter is was from a single lessee. As we acquire additional leased equipment we anticipate both rental income and finance income will continue to grow over the Operating Period.

The increase in interest income was principally due to our equipment notes receivable which we entered into during November 2011. We earned $68,306 of our interest income from our equipment notes receivable, which is with a single entity located in the United Kingdom.

Our expenses for the 2012 Quarter compared to the 2011 Quarter are summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Expenses (Other Income):
Management fees - Investment Manager	$	180,000		$	180,000
Professional fees		62,916			32,041
Depreciation and amortization		114,220			15,494
Fund administration expense		13,892			1,800
Other expenses		2,018			4,450
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss		(378,650	)		186,806
Total Expenses (Other Income)	$	(5,604	)	$	420,591

During the 2012 Quarter, we incurred total expenses (income) of $373,046, excluding a foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, versus $233,785 for the 2011 Quarter, an increase of $139,261. The increase in depreciation and amortization of $98,726 was specifically due to the fact that our first lease transaction occurred on June 29, 2011 and we would have incurred minimal depreciation and amortization expense during the 2011 Quarter. As we

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increase our operating lease portfolio during the Operating Period we expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase. The increase in professional fees was chiefly due to increased fees for accounting fees and printing costs relate to compliance work regarding the rules and regulations of the SEC and for income tax matters. As we enter into more leasing transactions and admit additional Limited Partners we envision our expenses in these areas to increase as well.

For the 2012 Quarter we incurred a foreign currency transaction gain of $378,650: $381,152 related directly to our equipment leasing transactions or project financings in the United Kingdom and Scotland and ($2,502) related to foreign exchange fluctuation changes in our cash account located in the United Kingdom. The exchange rate between the British Pound and the United States of America dollar increased 3.5% during the 2012 Quarter. For the 2011 Quarter we incurred a foreign currency transaction loss of $186,806: $167,836 related directly to our equipment leasing transactions in the United Kingdom and Scotland and $18,970 related to foreign exchange fluctuation changes in our cash account located in the United Kingdom. The exchange rate between the British Pound and the United States of America dollar decreased 2.5% during the 2011 Quarter. We do not currently, and we have no plans in the future to hedge our British pounds sterling activity. We expect to have gains and losses relating to our foreign currency transactions and the swings may be large from period to period.

In future reporting periods our management fee expense could be reduced, if, at the end of our Offering Period, we raise total offering proceeds of less than $36,000,000, the management fee will be reduced to such an amount over our entire life that the total average management fee will not be greater than 2% per year of the aggregate offering proceeds.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the factors discussed above we incurred net income for the 2012 Quarter of $370,504 compared to a net loss for the 2011 Quarter of $(373,030).

Results of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (the “2012 Period”) compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (the “2011 Period”)

Our revenue for the 2012 Period compared to the 2011 Period is summarized as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011
Revenue:
Rental income	$	300,952	$	36,633
Finance income		356,559		9,984
Interest income		190,595		1,878
Total Revenue	$	848,106	$	48,495

For the 2012 Period we earned total revenue of $848,106, an increase of $799,611 from the 2011 Period. The reason for this increase in total revenue was solely due to our having acquired additional leased equipment and entered into financing transactions, all earning revenue during the 2012 Period that we did not have in the 2011 Period. We had a total of six lessees earning revenue during the 2012 Period versus two lessees earning revenue during the 2011 Period.

The rental income for the 2012 Period was from two lessees: (i) the lessee of a bottling recycling and extrusion production line located in the United Kingdom earned rental income of $177,539 and (ii) the lessee of reusable plastic bulk bins located in the United States of America earned rental income of $123,413. The lessee of the bottling recycling and extrusion production line has concluded its initial rental period and has entered into the fixed rental period for 60 months. Our Investment Manager has re-tested the lease to determine the proper lease classification, which was a finance lease. Accordingly, we will not earn additional rental income from this lease but going forward we will earn finance income. The finance income for the 2012 Period was from five lessees while for the 2011 Quarter is was from a single lessee. As we acquire additional leased equipment we anticipate both rental income and finance income will continue to grow over the Operating Period.

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The increase in interest income was principally due to our equipment notes receivable which we entered into during November 2011. We earned $173,316 of our interest income from our equipment notes receivable, which is with a single entity located in the United Kingdom.

Our expenses for the 2012 Period compared to the 2011 Period are summarized as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Expenses:
Management fees - Investment Manager	$	540,000		$	300,000
Professional fees		152,867			96,095
Depreciation and amortization		276,828			15,494
Fund administration expense		40,187			24,100
Other expenses		8,401			4,732
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss		(322,187	)		186,806
Total Expenses	$	696,096		$	627,227

During the 2012 Period, we incurred total expenses of $1,018,283, excluding a foreign currency transaction (gain) loss, versus $440,421 for the 2011 Period. The increase in management fees of $240,000 was due solely to the fact that we did not started paying management fees during the 2011 Period until May 2011, and therefore had only five months of expense during the 2011 Period compared to nine months during the 2012 Period. Our management fee expense will remain at $60,000 per month until we raise $36,456,000. At that time our management fee will be calculated at 1.975% per annum of the aggregate offering proceeds.

The increase in depreciation and amortization of $261,334 was specifically due to the fact that our first lease transaction occurred on June 29, 2011 and we would have incurred minimal depreciation and amortization expense during the 2011 Period. As we increase our operating lease portfolio during the Operating Period we expect depreciation and amortization expense to increase. The increase in professional fees was chiefly due to increased fees for accounting fees and printing costs. These increases related to compliance work regarding the rules and regulations of the SEC and for income tax matters. As we enter into more leasing transactions and admit additional Limited Partners we envision our expenses in these areas to increase as well.

For the 2012 Period we incurred a foreign currency transaction gain of $322,187: $330,758 related directly to our equipment leasing transactions or project financings in the United Kingdom and Scotland and a foreign currency transaction loss of $8,571 related to foreign exchange fluctuation changes in our cash account located in the United Kingdom. The exchange rate between the British Pound and the United States of America dollar increased 4.6% during the 2012 Period. For the 2011 Period we incurred a foreign currency transaction loss of $186,806: $167,836 related directly to our equipment leasing transactions or project financings in the United Kingdom and Scotland and $18,970 related to foreign exchange fluctuation changes in our cash account located in the United Kingdom. The exchange rate between the British Pound and the United States of America dollar decreased 1.5% during the 2011 Period. We do not currently, and we have no plans in the future to hedge our British pounds sterling activity. We expect to have gains and losses relating to our foreign currency transactions and the swings may be large from period to period.

In future reporting periods our management fee expense could be reduced, if, at the end of our Offering Period, we raise total offering proceeds of less than $36,000,000, the management fee will be reduced to such an amount over our entire life that the total average management fee will not be greater than 2% per year of the aggregate offering proceeds.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the factors discussed above we incurred net income for the 2012 Period of $152,010 compared to a net loss for the 2011 Period of $(578,732).

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Sources and Uses of Cash

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	819,500		$	(325,528	)
Investing activities	$	(7,066,623	)	$	(4,049,256	)
Financing activities	$	9,743,970		$	4,903,566

Sources of Liquidity

We are currently in both our Offering Period and our Operating Period. The Offering Period is the time frame in which we raise capital contributions from investors through the sale of our Units. As such, we expect that during our Offering Period a substantial portion of our cash inflows will be from financing activities. The Operating Period is the time frame in which we acquire equipment under lease or enter into other equipment financing transactions. During this time period we anticipate that a substantial portion of our cash outflows will be for investing activities. We believe that the cash inflows will be sufficient to finance our liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future, including semi-annual distributions to our Limited Partners, general and administrative expenses, fees paid to our Investment Manager and new investment opportunities.

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities for the 2012 Period was $819,500 and was primarily driven by the following factor; we received rental payments from our finance leases totaling $1,246,996. Offsetting this increase were net decreases in; (i) non-cash activities totaling $583,806 and (ii) a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses totaling $65,309. Our non-cash activities include finance income, accrued interest income, depreciation and amortization and unrealized foreign currency transaction gains on our finance leases and equipment notes receivable and accrued interest. The decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily due to a liability incurred at year-end for a transaction we completed during the first quarter of 2012. We expect our accounts payable and accrued expenses will fluctuate from period to period primarily due to the timing of payments related to lease transactions we will enter into. We anticipate that as we enter into additional equipment leasing transactions we will generate greater net cash inflows from operations.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities was $7,066,623 for the 2012 Period. This use of funds was solely related to our purchase of various equipment leases and financing transactions; (i) we purchased two separate leases for entertainment and leisure equipment totaling $1,544,717 and paid an additional $55,411 in initial direct costs, (ii) we purchased information technology network and infrastructure equipment for $1,365,256 and related initial direct costs of $60,345, (iii) we purchased an anaerobic digestion plant for $912,845 and paid an additional $45,642 in initial direct costs, (iii) we purchased reusable plastic bulk bins for $852,824, (iv) we purchased a residual interest in agricultural containers for $1,367,173 and (v) we made two additional advances under a Senior Loan Note Instrument totaling $862,410.

Financing Activities

Cash provided by financing activities was $9,743,970 for the 2012 Period. During the 2012 Period we raised $10,278,700 in capital contributions from the admittance of 125 additional Limited Partners. Offsetting this increase were cash outflows from organizational and offering expenses of $35,397 and distribution expenses of $205,575 and we paid a semi-annual distribution on May 1, 2012 of $293,758. We expect to continue generating cash inflows during the Offering Period, net of offering and distribution expenses. Thereafter, we believe we will generate cash outflows primarily from distributions paid to our Limited Partners.

Financings and Borrowings

None.

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Distributions

We will make, at the sole discretion of our Investment Manager and contingent upon the availability of funds, semi-annual cash distributions to each Limited Partner computed at 3% (pro-rated to the date of admission for each Limited Partner) of each Limited Partner’s capital contribution, beginning six months after the Partnership’s initial closing which occurred on May 2, 2011. We expect to make distributions to our Limited Partner’s through the Operating Period. We expect our next distribution will be paid on May 1, 2013.

On May 1, 2012 and November 6, 2012, we paid distributions to our Limited Partners of $293,758 and $528,912, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

Commitment and Contingencies

At November 14, 2012, we anticipate completing in the near term equipment leasing transactions and/or equipment financings of approximately $1,600,000.

We have an Instrument with Romney Hydropower Company Limited which provides for Romney Hydropower Company Limited to borrow a total of £1,700,000. On November 14, 2012, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £50,000 under the Instrument.

Our income, losses and distributions are allocated 99% to our Limited Partners and 1% to our General Partner until the Limited Partners have received total distributions equal to each Limited Partners’ capital contribution plus an 8%, compounded annually, cumulative return on each Limited Partners’ capital contribution. After such time, income, losses and distributions will be allocated 80% to our Limited Partners and 20% to our General Partner.

We enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. Our maximum exposure under these arrangements is not known.

In the normal course of business, we enter into contracts of various types, including lease contracts, contracts for the sale or purchase of lease assets, and management contracts. It is prevalent industry practice for most contracts of any significant value to include provisions that each of the contracting parties, in addition to assuming liability for breaches of the representations, warranties, and covenants that are part of the underlying contractual obligations, to also assume an obligation to indemnify and hold the other contractual party harmless for such breaches, and for harm caused by such party’s gross negligence and willful misconduct, including, in certain instances, certain costs and expenses arising from the contract. Generally, to the extent these contracts are performed in the ordinary course of business under the reasonable business judgment of our General Partner and our Investment Manager, no liability will arise as a result of these provisions. Our General Partner and our Investment Manager knows of no facts or circumstances that would make our contractual commitments outside standard mutual covenants applicable to commercial transactions between businesses. Accordingly, we believe that these indemnification obligations are made in the ordinary course of business as part of standard commercial and industry practice, and that any potential liability under our similar commitments is remote. Should any such indemnification obligation become payable, we would separately record and/or disclose such liability in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

None.

Contractual Obligations

During the Operating Period, we anticipate paying a semi-annual cash distribution to our partners equal to 3% of their capital contributions.

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Subsequent Event

Gamma Knife Suite

On October 30, 2012, we entered into a Participation Agreement with Summit Asset Management Limited to acquire a 99.9% residual interest in a gamma knife suite located in the United Kingdom for £379,620 ($609,442 applying exchange rates at October 31, 2012).

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

On October 11, 2012, we made our seventh advance under the Instrument with Romney Hydropower Company Limited for £200,000 ($321,400 applying exchange rates at October 15, 2012). After we made this advance, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £50,000 under the Instrument.

From October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, we admitted an additional 16 Limited Partners with capital contributions totaling $1,275,000. For the period from October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, we incurred and paid to SQN Securities, LLC $25,500 in distribution expenses related to the capital contributions raised during this time period.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There are no material changes to the disclosures related to these items since we filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 29, 2012.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, our General Partner and Investment Manager carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the management of our General Partner and Investment Manager, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our General Partner’s and Investment Manager’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Report pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on the foregoing evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our General Partner’s and Investment Manager’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

In designing and evaluating our General Partner’s and Investment Manager’s disclosure controls and procedures, our General Partner and Investment Manager recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Our General Partner’s and Investment Manager’s disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards. Disclosure controls and procedures cannot detect or prevent all error and fraud. Some inherent limitations in disclosure controls and procedures include costs of implementation, faulty decision-making, simple error and mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all anticipated and unanticipated future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with established policies or procedures.

Evaluation of internal control over financial reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not aware of any material legal proceedings that are currently pending against us or against any of our assets.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 29, 2012.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, was declared effective by the SEC on March 17, 2011. Our Offering Period commenced on March 17, 2011 and is anticipated to end no later than March 16, 2013. For the 2012 Period, we admitted 125 Limited Partners with total capital contributions of $10,278,700 and we incurred and paid to Securities $205,575 in distribution expense related to the capital contributions raised during the 2012 Period.

From October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, we admitted an additional 16 Limited Partners with capital contributions totaling $1,275,000. For the period from October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, we incurred and paid to SQN Securities, LLC $25,500 in distribution expenses related to the capital contributions raised during this time period.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safely Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line

On June 29, 2011, we entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”) for an ownership interest in a Hire Purchase Agreement (the “HP Agreement”). The HP Agreement is between an independent United Kingdom leasing entity and the lessee of a bottle recycling and extrusion production line located in the United Kingdom. Under the terms of the HP Agreement there is both an initial rental period and a fixed rental period. The initial rental period was extended until the earlier of either; (i) twelve months from date of the HP Agreement or (ii) the Plant Valuation date, as defined in the HP Agreement.

On June 29, 2012, the fixed rental period commenced. Accordingly, our Investment Manager re-tested the lease and determined that the lease qualifies as a finance lease. The term of the lease is for 60 months from the commencement date. We will receive monthly payments of £40,937 ($63,923 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012). At lease termination the lessee has an option to purchase the leased equipment and our portion of the proceeds will be £253,821 ($396,341 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012).

Administration of Scottish Premier League football team

On February 13, 2012, our lessee for a public address system for a Scottish Premier League football team located in Scotland went into Administration. Administration in the United Kingdom is a process similar to reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States of America. On June 14, 2012, we were notified by the Administrator that the football team was sold on June 14, 2012 to a new owner. On July 4, 2012, we received our final payment from the Administrator in the amount of £10,975 ($17,008 applying exchange rates at July 10, 2012).

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Our Investment Manager negotiated a revised lease agreement with the new owners of the stadium where our public address system has been in use. The revised lease began on October 5, 2012, requires quarterly payments, in advance, of £73,125 ($118,199 applying exchange rates at September 30, 2012) and has a term of 24 months. We received the initial payment on October 10, 2012. After the lease term expires the title to the equipment will pass to the lessee.

Item 6. Exhibits

31.1	Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of President and Chief Executive pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	Interactive Data Files

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacity and on the dates indicated.

File No. 333-166195

SQN AIF III GP, LLC

General Partner of the Registrant

November 14, 2012

/s/ Jeremiah Silkowski

Jeremiah Silkowski

Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

November 14, 2012

/s/ David C. Wright

David C. Wright

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Jeremiah Silkowski, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2012

/s/ Jeremiah Silkowski

Jeremiah Silkowski

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, David C. Wright, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or

operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2012

/s/ David C. Wright

David C. Wright

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, the undersigned, Jeremiah Silkowski, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

Date: November 14, 2012

/s/ Jeremiah Silkowski

Jeremiah Silkowski

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, the undersigned, David C. Wright, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

Date: November 14, 2012

/s/ David C. Wright

David C. Wright

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

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Equipment Notes Receivable (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 First Eight Years [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Next Three Years [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 15, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Five [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Five [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 02, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Four [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Four [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Jul. 15, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Six [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2012 Notes Receivable under Advance Six [Member] Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)
Equipment Notes Receivable (Textual) [Abstract]
Loan Receivable							$ 155,200	£ 100,000	$ 395,750	£ 250,000	$ 311,460	£ 200,000
Total amount available under the instrument			1,700,000
Accrues interest			12.00%
Ability to borrow an additional under the Instrument				250,000
Earned interest income	68,306	173,316
Foreign currency transaction gain on equipment notes receivable	85,997	95,297
Multiplier in principal and interest calculation					46	22
Denominator in principal and interest calculation					£ 1,000	£ 1,000

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transactions (Textual) [Abstract]
Allowance for organizational and offering costs	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Maximum Limited Partner contributions			50,000,000
Maximum percentage of total organizational and offering costs			2.00%
Percentage represents the general partner's interest in income, losses and distributions			1.00%
Percentage represents the promotional interest of the general partner of all distributable cash available for distribution after an eight percent annual cumulative return to investors			20.00%
Percentage represents the Limited Partners cumulative return compounded annually on their capital contributions			8.00%
Management fee, description			The Partnership pays the Investment Manager for organizational and offering expenses incurred on behalf of the Partnership and a management fee equal to or the greater of; (i) a fixed monthly management fee of $60,000 or (ii) 1.975% per annum of the aggregate offering proceeds. If, at the end of the Offering Period, the Partnership raises total offering proceeds of less than $36,000,000, the management fee will be reduced to such an amount over the entire life of the Partnership that the total average management fee will not be greater than 2% per year of the aggregate offering proceeds.
Fixed Monthly Management Fee	60,000		60,000
Management Fee as percentage aggregate proceeds			1.975%
Minimum capital contributions raised for no reduction in management fees			36,000,000
Percentage decrease of organizational and offering costs if minimum capital contributions are not reached			2.00%
Management fee- investment manager	180,000	180,000	540,000	300,000
organizational and offering costs accrued or paid	51,360		110,498
Partnership owed securities for unpaid distribution expense					1,000
Securities paid included in offering and distribution expenses	51,030	40,060	205,575	117,070
Securities paid on behalf of organizational and offering expenses	0		4,980
One-time payment distribution to investors	$ 23,463		$ 23,463
Percentage of distribution expense paid			2.00%

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Geographic Information (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$ 7,406,719		$ 4,310,875
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	1,367,173	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	2,538,253		1,407,231
United States [Member]
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest
Europe [Member]
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	7,406,719		4,310,875
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$ 2,538,253		$ 1,407,231

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

3. Related Party Transactions

The General Partner is responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the Partnership and the Investment Manager makes all investment decisions and manages the investment portfolio of the Partnership. The Partnership pays the General Partner an allowance for organizational and offering costs not to exceed $1,000,000, in the aggregate, to reimburse the General Partner for expenses incurred in the preparation for qualification under federal and state securities laws. Total organizational and offering costs may not exceed 2% of all offering proceeds. At the end of the Offering Period, if total offering proceeds are less than the maximum offering of $50,000,000, the General Partner will be required to refund a portion of the organizational and offering costs previously taken. During February 2012, the Partnership had substantially reached its allowance for paying organizational and offering costs. All future expenditures for organizational and offering costs will be assumed by the Partnership’s Investment Manager. The General Partner also has a 1% interest in the profits, losses and distributions of the Partnership. In addition, the General Partner has a promotional interest in the Partnership equal to 20% of all distributed cash available for distribution, after the Partnership has provided an 8% cumulative return, compounded annually, to the Limited Partners on their capital contributions.

The Partnership pays the Investment Manager for organizational and offering expenses incurred on behalf of the Partnership and a management fee equal to or the greater of; (i) a fixed monthly management fee of $60,000 or (ii) 1.975% per annum of the aggregate offering proceeds. If, at the end of the Offering Period, the Partnership raises total offering proceeds of less than $36,000,000, the management fee will be reduced to such an amount over the entire life of the Partnership that the total average management fee will not be greater than 2% per year of the aggregate offering proceeds. The monthly management fee reimburses the Investment Manager for normal overhead expenses, which include, but are not limited to, employee compensation, rent, professional services, office equipment, and supplies. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership paid the Investment Manager $180,000 and $180,000, respectively, for management fees which are included in the condensed statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership paid the Investment Manager $540,000 and $300,000, respectively, for management fees which are included in the condensed statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Investment Manager paid or accrued organizational and offering costs on behalf of the Partnership totaling $51,360 and $110,498, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Investment Manager made a one-time distribution payment to investors which totaled $23,463. The Investment Manager believed this was the proper course of action due to the fact that these investor’s capital contributions remained in an escrow cash account for an excessive period of time due to blue sky law issues.

The Partnership pays Securities a distribution expense equal to 2% of the aggregate offering proceeds, excluding proceeds from our General Partner or any affiliated entities. The distribution expense is paid to Securities for, among other costs, due diligence costs incurred in connection with the offering and sale of Units. At December 31, 2011, the Partnership owed Securities $1,000 for unpaid distribution expense which was paid during January 2012. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Securities was paid $51,030 and $40,060, respectively, which is included in distribution expenses in the condensed statements of changes in partners’ equity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, Securities was paid $205,575 and $117,070, respectively, which is included in distribution expenses in the condensed statements of changes in partners’ equity. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, Securities paid organizational and offering expenses on behalf of the Partnership totaling $4,980. No such payments were made by Securities during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

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Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of investments in equipment subject to operating leases
Plastic bulk storage bins	$ 1,192,641
Accumulated depreciation	(74,538)
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	$ 1,118,103

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Investment in Finance Leases (Details Textual)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] GBP (£)	Jul. 31, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 1 [Member] GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 27, 2012 Entertainment and leisure equipment lease transactions 2 [Member] GBP (£)	Aug. 31, 2012 Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment [Member] USD ($) Lease	Sep. 30, 2012 Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment [Member] USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 28, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] USD ($) Installment	Sep. 30, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] GBP (£)	Feb. 16, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] USD ($)	Feb. 16, 2012 Anaerobic Digestion Plant [Member] GBP (£)	Oct. 31, 2012 Public Address System [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Public Address System [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2012 Public Address System [Member] USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2012 Public Address System [Member] GBP (£)	Aug. 19, 2011 Public Address System [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2011 Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line [Member] USD ($)
Investment in Finance Leases (Textual) [Abstract]
Purchase price of finance leases														$ 865,311	£ 551,540					$ 679,406	£ 435,377	$ 1,365,256				£ 862,885						$ 912,845	£ 576,000
Term period of lease agreement						60 months								24 months	24 months					24 months	24 months	36 months										48 months	48 months		24 months			48 months	60 months	60 months		60 months
Quarterly lease payments received																							129,003	81,534										73,125	118,199
Initial lease payment														114,169	72,770					89,698	57,444
Monthly lease payments						20,547								38,056	24,257					29,900	19,148											24,945	15,740						63,923	40,937		63,923
Bargain purchase option to acquire lease															100						100
Initial direct costs paid	42,641						15,878	10,121	15,160	9,652		19,773				24,373	15,608					60,345		38,140			45,642	28,800
Number of Guarantors under Lessee Obligations																						2
Final administration payment received																																				17,008	10,975
Percentage represents the ownership interest in leased equipment held by another entity, also managed by the Partnership's Investment Manager																																20.00%	20.00%
Percentage of ownership interest																																80.00%	80.00%
Rent holiday payment																														0
One-time payment option for title of the equipment passes to lessee at expiration of lease term																														101,544	64,074
Monthly installments for title of the equipment pass to lessee at expiration of lease term																														24,945	15,740
Number of monthly installments for title of the equipment passes to lessee at expiration of lease term																														4	4
Final payment for title of the equipment passes to lessee at expiration of lease term																														4,827	3,046
Amortized initial direct costs											5,218		5,218					9,697	9,697				7,442		7,442				8,406	25,414									36,897			36,897
Amortization of earned finance income											9,922		9,922					22,487	22,487				11,527		11,527				22,115	53,523									117,835			117,835
Rental income		61,771	36,633	300,952	36,633																																		0		36,633	177,539	36,633
Depreciation expense																																							0		8,000	72,000	8,000
Proceeds for option to purchase of leased equipment																																								253,821		396,341
Foreign currency transaction loss on lease																																										109,397
Foreign currency transaction loss on investments in finance leases																																							$ (295,156)		$ 167,836	$ (235,461)	$ 167,836

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Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Details 1)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Lease Payment Currencies, US Dollars [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Lease Payment Currencies, British Pounds [Member] GBP (£)
Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable
2013	$ 246,564	$ 246,564
2014	246,564	246,564
2015	246,564	246,564
2016	246,564	246,564
2017	123,282	123,282
Thereafter
Total	$ 1,109,538	$ 1,109,538

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Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Details Textual) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 29, 2012 Bulk_Storage_Bins	Sep. 30, 2012 Reusable Plastic Bins [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Reusable Plastic Bins [Member]
Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Textual) [Abstract]
Rental income				$ 61,771	$ 123,413
Depreciation expense				37,269	74,538
Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Reusable plastic bulk storage bins			10,000
Purchase price to acquire leased equipment shown as an operating lease			1,150,000
Term period of lease agreement			60 months
Monthly lease payments			20,547
Lessees' security deposit		297,176	297,176
Initial direct costs paid	$ 42,641

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue recognition - The Partnership records revenue based upon the lease classification determined at the inception of the transaction and based upon the terms of the lease or when there are significant changes to the lease terms.

The Partnership leases equipment to third parties and each such lease may be classified as either a finance lease or an operating lease. Initial direct costs are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related lease for a finance lease. For an operating lease, the initial direct costs are included as a component of the cost of the equipment and depreciated.

For finance leases, the Partnership records, at lease inception, the total minimum lease payments receivable from the lessee, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment upon lease termination, the initial direct costs, if any, related to the lease and the related unearned income. Unearned income represents the difference between the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable plus the estimated unguaranteed residual value, minus the cost of the leased equipment. Unearned income is recognized as finance income over the term of the lease using the effective interest rate method.

For operating leases, rental income is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term. Billed and uncollected operating lease receivables are included in accounts receivable. Accounts receivable is stated at its estimated net realizable value. Rental payments received in advance is the difference between the timing of the cash payments and the income recognized on a straight line basis.

The Investment Manager has an investment committee that approves each new equipment lease, financing transaction, and lease acquisition. As part of its process it determines the unguaranteed residual value, if any, to be used once the acquisition has been approved. The factors considered in determining the unguaranteed residual value include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of the potential lessee, the type of equipment being considered, how the equipment is integrated into the potential lessees business, the length of the lease and the industry in which the potential lessee operates. Unguaranteed residual values are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the Partnership’s policy relating to impairment review.

Foreign currency transactions - The Partnership has designated the United States of America dollar as the functional currency for the Partnership’s investments in international locations. Accordingly, certain assets and liabilities are translated at either the actual month end exchange rates or the historical exchange rates, revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period, and all transaction gains or losses are reflected in the period’s results of operations.

Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the General Partner and Investment Manager to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates primarily include the determination of allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses, estimated useful lives, and residual values. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications - To maintain comparability among the periods presented, the Partnership has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period amounts. Within the Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership reclassified investor relations expense to other expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either total expenses or net loss in the periods presented. Within the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership expanded cash paid for offering and distribution expense into cash paid for organizational and offering expenses and cash paid for distribution expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either net cash provided by financing activities, net increase in cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, end of period in the period presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”). ASU 2012-02 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. After assessing all of the events and circumstances, if an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, the entity would continue to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying value. If the entity concluded that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired no further analysis would be required. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of ASU 2012-02 to impact its financial position or its results of operations.

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Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012
Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease (Textual) [Abstract]
Residual value interest		18.08%
Purchase price of residual value investment	$ 1,367,173	$ 1,367,173
Percentage of ownership by SQN Alternative Investment Fund I, LLC		80.92%
Percentage of ownership by the Selling Entity		1.00%

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Condensed Balance Sheets (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4,138,357	$ 641,510
Escrow deposits Limited Partner capital contributions		2,636,731
Accounts receivable		28,497
Investment in finance leases, net	7,406,719	4,310,875
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization of $154,886 and $24,596	181,298	150,190
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest of $194,473 and $16,461	2,538,253	1,407,231
Other assets	13,308	74,783
Total Assets	16,763,211	9,249,817
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	26,323	91,632
Rental income received in advance	20,547
Due to SQN Securities, LLC		1,000
Security deposits payable	297,176
Limited Partners capital contributions received in advance		2,634,000
Total Liabilities	344,046	2,726,632
Commitments and contingencies
Partners' Equity (Deficit):
Limited Partners	16,424,287	6,529,827
General Partner	(5,122)	(6,642)
Total Partners' Equity	16,419,165	6,523,185
Total Liabilities and Partners' Equity	$ 16,763,211	$ 9,249,817

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 152,010	$ (578,732)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Finance income	(356,559)	(9,984)
Accrued interest income	(173,316)
Depreciation and amortization	276,828	15,494
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss	(330,759)	139,390
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	28,497
Minimum rental payments received	1,246,996	96,127
Other assets	21,565	(8,673)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(65,309)	20,850
Rental income received in advance	20,547
Due to/from SQN Securities, LLC	(1,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	819,500	(325,528)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of finance leases	(3,822,818)	(3,916,803)
Purchase of equipment subject to operating lease	(852,824)
Purchase of residual value investment in equipment on lease	(1,367,173)
Increase in equipment notes receivable	(862,410)
Cash paid for initial direct costs	(161,398)	(132,453)
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,066,623)	(4,049,256)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Limited Partners' capital contributions	10,278,700	5,853,500
Cash paid for redemption of initial Limited Partner capital contribution		(250)
Cash paid for organizational and offering expenses	(35,397)	(830,241)
Cash paid for distribution expenses	(205,575)	(117,070)
Cash paid for distributions to Limited Partners	(293,758)
Increase in escrow deposits	2,634,000	(1,519,773)
Limited Partners capital contributions received in advance	(2,634,000)	1,517,400
Net cash provided by financing activities	9,743,970	4,903,566
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	3,496,847	528,782
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	641,510	232
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	4,138,357	529,014
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
Reclassification of initial direct costs from other assets to equipment subject to operating leases	$ 42,641

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Business Concentrations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011 Lessee 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Lessee 2 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Lessee 3 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Lessee 4 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Lessee 5 [Member]
Business Concentrations (Textual) [Abstract]
Income derived from leasing activities			100.00%	100.00%	80.00%	90.00%
Partnership's investment in leasing activities							84.00%
Percentage of equipment leasing transactions and financing transactions	100.00%	100.00%
Payments to acquire equipment leases and financing transactions	$ 2,633,410	$ 7,066,623

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Summary of partnership's carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs

The Partnership’s carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs were as follows:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Assets:
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

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Geographic Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Geographic information for revenue
Rental income	$ 61,771	$ 36,633	$ 300,952	$ 36,633
Finance income	226,321	9,984	356,559	9,984
Interest income	76,808	944	190,595	1,878
United States [Member]
Geographic information for revenue
Rental income	61,771		123,413
Interest income	8,475	944	17,184	1,878
Europe [Member]
Geographic information for revenue
Rental income		36,633	177,539	36,633
Finance income	226,321	9,984	356,559	9,984
Interest income	$ 68,333		$ 173,411

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Nature of Operations and Organization (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011	Nov. 14, 2012 Partners	Sep. 30, 2012 Partners	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011 Partners
Nature of Operations and Organization (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage represents the Limited Partners cumulative return compounded annually on their capital contributions			8.00%
Limited Partner capital contributions		$ 1,275,000	$ 10,278,700		$ 8,450,900
Nature of Operations and Organization (Additional Textual) [Abstract]
Aggregate capital contributed by General Partner			100
Percentage represents the general partner's interest in income, losses and distributions			1.00%
Interest assigned to SQN Capital Partners LLC	100.00%
Cash distribution to Limited Partner			3.00%
Limited partnership interest units			50,000
Limited partnership interest per unit			$ 1,000
Number of Limited Partners					137
Organizational and offering costs			35,397		963,721
Distribution Expenses paid to an Affiliate					169,018
Additional number of Limited Partners		16	125
Cash paid for distribution expenses			205,575	117,070
Limited Partner [Member]
Nature of Operations and Organization (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage represents the interest in income, losses and distributions			99.00%
Percentage represents the ownership interest in income, losses and distributions after an 8% annual return on investment			80.00%
Percentage represents the Limited Partners cumulative return compounded annually on their capital contributions			8.00%
Maximum Limited Partner Contributions			50,000,000
Limited Partner capital contributions			$ 10,278,700
General Partner [Member]
Nature of Operations and Organization (Textual) [Abstract]
Percentage represents the interest in income, losses and distributions			1.00%
Percentage represents the ownership interest in income, losses and distributions after an 8% annual return on investment			20.00%

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Nature of Operations and Organization

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Nature of Operations and Organization [Abstract]

Nature of Operations and Organization

1. Nature of Operations and Organization

Nature of business and operations – The condensed financial statements of SQN Alternative Investment Fund III L.P. (the “Partnership”) at September 30, 2012 and for three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are unaudited, but in the opinion of management include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. The results reported in these condensed financial statements should not necessarily be taken as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. The financial information included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 29, 2012.

Organization - The Partnership was organized as a Delaware limited partnership on March 10, 2010 and is engaged in a single business segment, the ownership and investment in leased equipment, which includes: (i) purchasing equipment and leasing it to third-party end users; (ii) providing equipment and other asset financing; (iii) acquiring equipment subject to lease and (iv) acquiring ownership rights (residual value interests) in leased equipment at lease expiration. From time to time, the Partnership may also purchase equipment and sell it directly to its leasing customers. The Partnership will terminate no later than December 31, 2034.

The principal investment strategy of the Partnership is to invest in business-essential, revenue-producing (or cost-savings) equipment or other physical assets with high in-place value and long, relative to the investment term, economic life. The Partnership expects to achieve its investment strategy by making investments in equipment already subject to lease, originating equipment leases in such equipment or providing asset financing.

The General Partner of the Partnership is SQN AIF III GP, LLC (the “General Partner”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership’s Investment Manager, SQN Capital Management, LLC (the “Investment Manager”). Both the Partnership’s General Partner and its Investment Manager are Delaware limited liability companies. The General Partner manages and controls the day to day activities and operations of the Partnership, pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement. The General Partner paid an aggregate capital contribution of $100 for a 1% interest in the Partnership’s income, losses and distributions. The Investment Manager makes all investment decisions and manages the investment portfolio of the Partnership.

On June 28, 2011, the officers of Summit Asset Management Limited (“SAM”) which prior to that date had equal ownership in the Investment Manager with SQN Capital Corporation (the parent company of the Investment Manager) resigned from both the General Partner and the Investment Manager. At that time, SAM redeemed its ownership interest in the Investment Manager.

Beginning on June 29, 2011, SAM has primarily provided the Partnership with origination services. They have assisted the Partnership with all the transactions completed during 2012 and 2011. The Partnership anticipates SAM will continue to provide these services going forward into the foreseeable future.

On July 1, 2011, SQN Capital Corporation assigned its 100% interest in the Partnership’s Investment Manager to SQN Capital Partners, LLC which it believes to be a more tax efficient structure. There has been no change of control as a result of this as the principals and majority interest holders in both entities are the same.

The Partnership will make, at the sole discretion of the Investment Manager, semi-annual cash distributions to each Limited Partner computed at 3% (pro-rated to the date of admission for each Limited Partner) of each Limited Partner’s capital contribution, beginning six months after the Partnership’s initial closing which occurred on May 2, 2011. The Partnership’s income, losses and distributions are allocated 99% to the Limited Partners and 1% to the General Partner until the Limited Partners have received total distributions equal to each Limited Partners’ capital contribution plus an 8%, compounded annually, cumulative return on each Limited Partners’ capital contribution. After such time, income, losses and distributions will be allocated 80% to the Limited Partners and 20% to the General Partner.

The Partnership is currently in the Offering Period, which expires the earlier of raising $50,000,000 in Limited Partner capital contributions (50,000 units in limited partnership interests (“Units”) at $1,000 per Unit) or March 17, 2013. The Operating Period begins when the Partnership starts investing the offering proceeds, which occurred on June 29, 2011, and will last for three years, unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of the Partnership’s General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions. During the Operating Period the Partnership invests most of the net offering proceeds in items of equipment that are subject to leases, equipment financing transactions, and residual ownership rights in leased equipment. After the net offering proceeds are invested, additional investments will be made with the cash proceeds generated from the Partnership’s initial investments, to the extent that cash is not needed for expenses, reserves, or distributions to Limited Partners. The investment in additional equipment in this manner is called “reinvestment.” After the Operating Period, the Partnership will sell its assets in the ordinary course of business, a time frame called the “Liquidation Period.” The Liquidation Period is expected to last four years, unless it is extended, at the sole discretion of the Partnership’s General Partner for a maximum of two one-year extensions.

The Partnership uses the services of SQN Securities, LLC (“Securities”), a Delaware limited liability company, as the sole selling agent for the Partnership’s Units. Securities is a majority-owned subsidiary of the Partnership’s Investment Manager, is a broker-dealer registered with the Security and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and is a member of both the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Security Investor Protection Corporation.

The Partnership was declared effective by the SEC on March 17, 2011, which is the date the Offering Period, began. Since that time through December 31, 2011, the Partnership has admitted 137 Limited Partners, raised $8,450,900 in capital contributions and paid or accrued $963,721 in organizational and offering costs. During this span of time the Partnership paid or accrued to Securities $169,018 in distribution expenses.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership admitted an additional 125 Limited Partners with total capital contributions of $10,278,700. During this time period, we paid an additional $35,397 in organizational and offering costs and paid an additional $205,575 in distribution expense to Securities.

A Limited Partner may not redeem their Units in the Partnership without the prior written consent of the General Partner. The General Partner has the sole discretion to approve or deny any redemption requested by a Limited Partner.

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Condensed Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accumulated amortization of initial direct costs	$ 154,886	$ 24,596
Accrued interest for equipment notes receivable	$ 194,473	$ 16,461

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Indemnifications

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Indemnifications [Abstract]

Indemnifications

11. Indemnifications

The Partnership enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Partnership’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is not known.

In the normal course of business, the Partnership enters into contracts of various types, including lease contracts, contracts for the sale or purchase of lease assets, and management contracts. It is prevalent industry practice for most contracts of any significant value to include provisions that each of the contracting parties, in addition to assuming liability for breaches of the representations, warranties, and covenants that are part of the underlying contractual obligations, to also assume an obligation to indemnify and hold the other contractual party harmless for such breaches, and for harm caused by such party’s gross negligence and willful misconduct, including, in certain instances, certain costs and expenses arising from the contract. Generally, to the extent these contracts are performed in the ordinary course of business under the reasonable business judgment of the General Partner and Investment Manager, no liability will arise as a result of these provisions. The General Partner and Investment Manager knows of no facts or circumstances that would make the Partnership’s contractual commitments outside standard mutual covenants applicable to commercial transactions between businesses. Accordingly, the Partnership believes that these indemnification obligations are made in the ordinary course of business as part of standard commercial and industry practice, and that any potential liability under the Partnership’s similar commitments is remote. Should any such indemnification obligation become payable, the Partnership would separately record and/or disclose such liability in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 14, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SQN Alternative Investment Fund III, L.P.
Entity Central Index Key	0001489367
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,004.60

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

12. Subsequent Events

Gamma Knife Suite

On October 30, 2012, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement with Summit Asset Management Limited to acquire a 99.9% residual interest in a gamma knife suite located in the United Kingdom for £379,620 ($609,442 applying exchange rates at October 31, 2012).

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

On October 11, 2012, the Partnership made its seventh advance under the Instrument with Romney Hydropower Company Limited for £200,000 ($321,400 applying exchange rates at October 15, 2012). After the Partnership made this advance, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £50,000 under the Instrument.

Limited Partner Capital Contributions

From October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, the Partnership admitted an additional 16 Limited Partners with capital contributions totaling $1,275,000. For the period from October 1, 2012 through November 14, 2012, the Partnership incurred and paid to Securities $25,500 in distribution expenses related to the capital contributions raised during this time period.

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Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Revenue:
Rental income	$ 61,771	$ 36,633	$ 300,952	$ 36,633
Finance income	226,321	9,984	356,559	9,984
Interest income	76,808	944	190,595	1,878
Total Revenue	364,900	47,561	848,106	48,495
Expenses (Other Income):
Management fees - Investment Manager	180,000	180,000	540,000	300,000
Professional fees	62,916	32,041	152,867	96,095
Depreciation and amortization	114,220	15,494	276,828	15,494
Fund administration expense	13,892	1,800	40,187	24,100
Other expenses	2,018	4,450	8,401	4,732
Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss	(378,650)	186,806	(322,187)	186,806
Total Expenses (Other Income)	(5,604)	420,591	696,096	627,227
Net income (loss)	370,504	(373,030)	152,010	(578,732)
Net income (loss) allocable to:
Limited Partners	366,799	(369,300)	150,490	(572,944)
General Partner	3,705	(3,730)	1,520	(5,788)
Net income (loss)	$ 370,504	$ (373,030)	$ 152,010	$ (578,732)
Weighted average number of limited partnership interests outstanding	17,692.31	4,767.51	14,108.21	3,641.66
Net income (loss) attributable to Limited Partners per weighted average number of limited partnership interests outstanding	20.73	(77.46)	10.67	(157.33)

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Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment in Finance Leases and Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases and Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease [Abstract]

Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease

6. Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease

Reusable Plastic Bulk Storage Bins

On March 30, 2012, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement to purchase, from an entity controlled by SAM (the “Selling Entity”), an 18.08% residual value interest in a pool of intermediate bulk agricultural containers located in the United States of America for $1,367,173. The remaining ownership interests in the residual value of the intermediate bulk agricultural containers is owned 80.92% by SQN Alternative Investment Fund I, LLC, another entity managed by the Partnership’s Investment Manager and 1.00% by the Selling Entity. SAM has guaranteed the obligations of the Selling Entity under this agreement. The initial lease term expires June 29, 2013.

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Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment in Finance Leases and Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases and Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease [Abstract]

Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases

5. Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases

Reusable Plastic Bulk Storage Bins

On March 29, 2012, the Partnership entered into an operating lease transaction for 10,000 reusable plastic bulk storage bins used in the agricultural and food processing industries for $1,150,000 with a lease term of 60 months. The equipment is located in the United States of America. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership will receive monthly payments, in advance, of $20,547. The lessee paid a security deposit of $297,176 which will be refunded at the termination of the lease period only if the lessee has made all its payments. On December 31, 2011, the Partnership paid initial direct costs associated with the acquisition of this leased equipment totaling $42,641 which has been included in the cost of the leased equipment. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned rental income of $61,771 and $123,413, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $37,269 and $74,538, respectively.

Investments in equipment subject to operating leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Plastic bulk storage bins	$	1,192,641		$	—
Accumulated depreciation		(74,538	)		—
	$	1,118,103		$	—

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	246,564	$	—	$	246,564
2014		246,564		—		246,564
2015		246,564		—		246,564
2016		246,564		—		246,564
2017		123,282		—		123,282
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	1,109,538	$	—	$	1,109,538

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.

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Geographic Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Geographic Information [Abstract]

Geographic information for revenue

Geographic information for revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	61,771	$	—	$	61,771
Finance income	$	—	$	226,321	$	226,321
Interest income	$	8,475	$	68,333	$	76,808
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	944	$	—	$	944
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	123,413	$	177,539	$	300,952
Finance income	$	—	$	356,559	$	356,559
Interest income	$	17,184	$	173,411	$	190,595
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	1,878	$	—	$	1,878

Geographic information for long-lived assets

Geographic information for long-lived assets at September 30, 2012 was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	7,406,719	$	7,406,719
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	$	1,118,103	$	—	$	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	$	1,367,173	$	—	$	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253

Geographic information for long-lived assets at December 31, 2011, was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	4,310,875	$	4,310,875
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition - The Partnership records revenue based upon the lease classification determined at the inception of the transaction and based upon the terms of the lease or when there are significant changes to the lease terms.

The Partnership leases equipment to third parties and each such lease may be classified as either a finance lease or an operating lease. Initial direct costs are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related lease for a finance lease. For an operating lease, the initial direct costs are included as a component of the cost of the equipment and depreciated.

For finance leases, the Partnership records, at lease inception, the total minimum lease payments receivable from the lessee, the estimated unguaranteed residual value of the equipment upon lease termination, the initial direct costs, if any, related to the lease and the related unearned income. Unearned income represents the difference between the sum of the minimum lease payments receivable plus the estimated unguaranteed residual value, minus the cost of the leased equipment. Unearned income is recognized as finance income over the term of the lease using the effective interest rate method.

For operating leases, rental income is recognized on a straight line basis over the lease term. Billed and uncollected operating lease receivables are included in accounts receivable. Accounts receivable is stated at its estimated net realizable value. Rental payments received in advance is the difference between the timing of the cash payments and the income recognized on a straight line basis.

The Investment Manager has an investment committee that approves each new equipment lease, financing transaction, and lease acquisition. As part of its process it determines the unguaranteed residual value, if any, to be used once the acquisition has been approved. The factors considered in determining the unguaranteed residual value include, but are not limited to, the creditworthiness of the potential lessee, the type of equipment being considered, how the equipment is integrated into the potential lessees business, the length of the lease and the industry in which the potential lessee operates. Unguaranteed residual values are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the Partnership’s policy relating to impairment review.

Foreign currency transactions

Foreign currency transactions - The Partnership has designated the United States of America dollar as the functional currency for the Partnership’s investments in international locations. Accordingly, certain assets and liabilities are translated at either the actual month end exchange rates or the historical exchange rates, revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period, and all transaction gains or losses are reflected in the period’s results of operations.

Use of estimates

Use of estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the General Partner and Investment Manager to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates primarily include the determination of allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, impairment losses, estimated useful lives, and residual values. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications - To maintain comparability among the periods presented, the Partnership has reclassified the presentation of certain prior period amounts. Within the Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership reclassified investor relations expense to other expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either total expenses or net loss in the periods presented. Within the Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Partnership expanded cash paid for offering and distribution expense into cash paid for organizational and offering expenses and cash paid for distribution expenses. The reclassification had no impact on either net cash provided by financing activities, net increase in cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, end of period in the period presented.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2012, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment (“ASU 2012-02”). ASU 2012-02 permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. After assessing all of the events and circumstances, if an entity concludes that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, the entity would continue to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying value. If the entity concluded that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired no further analysis would be required. ASU 2012-02 is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of ASU 2012-02 to impact its financial position or its results of operations.

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Business Concentrations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Concentrations [Abstract]

Business Concentrations

9. Business Concentrations

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership had three lessee’s which accounted for 80% of income derived from leasing activities and two lessees which accounted for 100% of income derived from leasing activities, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership had four lessee’s which accounted for 90% of income derived from leasing activities and two lessees which accounted for 100% of income derived from leasing activities, respectively.

At September 30, 2012, five of the Partnership’s investments in various leasing activities accounted for 84% of the Partnership’s total leased equipment. At September 30, 2012, the Partnership’s equipment note receivable and accrued interest was from one debtor.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, 100% of the equipment leasing and financing transactions the Partnership entered into were originated by SAM. The Partnership paid a total of $2,633,410 and $7,066,623, respectively, to acquire these equipment leases and financing transactions.

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Equipment Notes Receivable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Equipment Notes Receivable [Abstract]

Equipment Notes Receivable

7. Equipment Notes Receivable

Hydroelectric Facility Loan Receivable

During 2012, the Partnership has made three advances under a Senior Loan Note Instrument (the “Instrument”) to Romney Hydropower Company Limited as follows: (i) the sixth advance was made on July 15, 2012 for £200,000 ($311,460 applying exchange rates at July 15, 2012), (ii) the fifth advance was made on June 15, 2012 for £100,000 ($155,200 applying exchange rates at June 15, 2012) and (iii) the fourth advance was made on February 2, 2012 for £250,000 ($395,750 applying exchange rates at February 15, 2012).

After the sixth advance by the Partnership, Romney Hydropower Company Limited has the ability to borrow an additional £250,000 under the Instrument.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned interest income of $68,306 and $173,316, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction gain on its equipment notes receivable of $85,997 and $95,297, respectively.

On October 31, 2011, the Partnership entered into the Instrument with a special purpose entity controlled by SAM. This special purpose entity was set-up to provide financing for a hydro-electricity generating plant located on the Romney Weir in Windsor, England. The total amount available under the Instrument is £1,700,000, accrues interest at 12.0% per year and is guaranteed by the borrower’s parent company. Interest accrues on the Instrument until the project commencement date, as defined in the agreement, at which time all accrued interest is due and payable. Thereafter, repayment consisting of principal and interest commences three months after the project commencement date and quarterly thereafter. Quarterly principal and interest payments are calculated as follows: £46 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the first eight years and the £22 per £1,000 of original outstanding principal for the next three years. The expected commencement date has been extended out to the first quarter of 2013. This extension of time was due primarily to regulatory compliance issues.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

8. Fair Value Measurements

The Partnership follows the fair value guidance in ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”) for items that are required to be measured at fair value. ASC 820’s valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Partnership’s market assumptions. ASC 820 classifies these inputs into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 Inputs– Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 Inputs– Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3 Inputs– Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

Fair value information with respect to the Partnership’s leased assets and liabilities are not separately provided for since ASC 820 does not require fair value disclosures of leasing arrangements.

The Partnership’s carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, escrow deposits Limited Partner Contributions, accounts receivable, other assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, due to SQN Securities, LLC and Limited Partners contributions received in advance, approximate fair value due to their short term until maturity.

The Partnership’s carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs were as follows:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Assets:
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

The carrying amount of the Partnership’s equipment note receivable, including accrued interest approximates, fair value at September 30, 2012, based on the following factors: (i) interest rates have remained stable, (ii) the basic technology, the Archimedes Screw, is thousands of year old and has been successfully used in other hydro-electric generating plants in Europe and (iii) there is minimal credit risk associated with the lessee.

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Geographic Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Geographic Information [Abstract]

Geographic Information

10. Geographic Information

Geographic information for revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	61,771	$	—	$	61,771
Finance income	$	—	$	226,321	$	226,321
Interest income	$	8,475	$	68,333	$	76,808
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	944	$	—	$	944
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	123,413	$	177,539	$	300,952
Finance income	$	—	$	356,559	$	356,559
Interest income	$	17,184	$	173,411	$	190,595
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
	United States		Europe		Total
Revenue:
Rental income	$	—	$	36,633	$	36,633
Finance income	$	—	$	9,984	$	9,984
Interest income	$	1,878	$	—	$	1,878

Geographic information for long-lived assets at September 30, 2012 was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	7,406,719	$	7,406,719
Investments in equipment subject to operating leases, net	$	1,118,103	$	—	$	1,118,103
Residual value investment in equipment on lease	$	1,367,173	$	—	$	1,367,173
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	2,538,253	$	2,538,253

Geographic information for long-lived assets at December 31, 2011, was as follows:

	United States		Europe		Total
Long-lived assets:
Investment in finance leases, net	$	—	$	4,310,875	$	4,310,875
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$	—	$	1,407,231	$	1,407,231

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Carrying Value [Member]
Summary of partnership's carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$ 2,538,253	$ 1,407,231
Fair Value [Member]
Summary of partnership's carrying values and approximate fair values of Level 3 inputs
Equipment notes receivable, including accrued interest	$ 2,538,253	$ 1,407,231

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Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment in Finance Leases and Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases and Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease [Abstract]

Summary of investments in equipment subject to operating leases

Investments in equipment subject to operating leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Plastic bulk storage bins	$	1,192,641		$	—
Accumulated depreciation		(74,538	)		—
	$	1,118,103		$	—

Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	246,564	$	—	$	246,564
2014		246,564		—		246,564
2015		246,564		—		246,564
2016		246,564		—		246,564
2017		123,282		—		123,282
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	1,109,538	$	—	$	1,109,538

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.

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Investment in Finance Leases (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Summary of investment in finance leases
Minimum rents receivable	$ 9,092,795	$ 5,575,250
Estimated unguaranteed residual value	465,151	392,385
Unearned income	(2,151,227)	(1,656,760)
Total investment in financial leases	$ 7,406,719	$ 4,310,875

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Condensed Statements of Changes in Partners' Equity (Unaudited) (USD $)	Total USD ($)	Limited Partner [Member] USD ($)	General Partner [Member] USD ($)	Limited Partnership Interests [Member]
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 6,523,185	$ 6,529,827	$ (6,642)
Beginning balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2011				8,450.90
Limited Partners capital contributions, shares				10,278.70
Limited Partner capital contributions	10,278,700	10,278,700
Organizational and offering expenses	(35,397)	(35,397)
Distribution expenses	(205,575)	(205,575)
Distributions paid to Limited Partners	(293,758)	(293,758)
Net income	152,010	150,490	1,520
Ending balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 16,419,165	$ 16,424,287	$ (5,122)
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2012				18,729.60

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Investment in Finance Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment in Finance Leases and Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases and Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease [Abstract]

Investment in Finance Leases

4. Investment in Finance Leases

Information Technology Network and Infrastructure Equipment

On August 31, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for information technology network and infrastructure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £862,885 ($1,365,256 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) with a lease term of 36 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives quarterly lease payments, in advance, of £81,534 ($129,003 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012). The initial lease payment was received on August 31, 2012. On August 31, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs totaling £38,140 ($60,345 applying exchange rates at August 31, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment. The lessee’s obligations under this lease transaction are guaranteed by two entities affiliated with the lessee.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income of $11,527, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $7,442, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

Entertainment and Leisure Equipment

On August 15, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £551,540 ($865,311 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment on August 15, 2012 of £72,770 ($114,169 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) and £24,257 ($38,056 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. The Partnership paid initial direct costs totaling £19,773, as follows: (i) on July 31, 2012 £9,652 ($15,160 applying exchange rates at July 31, 2012) and (ii) on August 15, 2012 £10,121 ($15,878 applying exchange rates at August 15, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $9,922, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $5,218, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. At September 30, 2012, the Partnership has entered into three separate lease transactions with this lessee.

On June 27, 2012, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for entertainment and leisure equipment located in the United Kingdom for £435,377 ($679,406 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) with a lease term of 24 months. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly lease payments, in advance, as follows: (i) an initial lease payment on June 27, 2012 of £57,444 ($89,698 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) and £19,148 ($29,900 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) monthly thereafter. At the termination of the lease the lessee has a bargain purchase option to acquire the entertainment and leisure equipment for £100. On June 27, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs of £15,608 ($24,373 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $22,487, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $9,697, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

Anaerobic Digestion Plant

On February 16, 2012, the Partnership entered into a finance lease transaction for an 80% ownership interest in an anaerobic digestion plant located in the United Kingdom for £576,000 ($912,845 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) with a lease term of 48 months. An anaerobic digestion plant is a series of processes in which microorganism’s breakdown biodegradable materials and produces a biogas which can be used to generate electricity. Under the terms of the agreement the Partnership receives monthly payments, in advance, of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) through September 20, 2015 and then through January 20, 2016, there will be a rent holiday, where no payments are due. At the expiration of the lease term, the lessee has a purchase option as follows: (i) make a one-time payment of £64,074 ($101,544 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) or (ii) make 4 additional monthly payments of £15,740 ($24,945 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) and then a final payment of £3,046 ($4,827 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012). Once the final payment is received title to the equipment passes to the lessee. The Partnership will also share in the semi-annual cash payments made under a United Kingdom government program for the production of alternative energy. The Partnership will account for this as contingent rental payments. On February 28, 2012, the Partnership paid initial direct costs of £28,800 ($45,642 applying exchange rates at February 29, 2012) relating to the acquisition of this leased equipment.

The purchase option is contingent upon Orchard House Foods Limited, the end user of the electricity generated by the anaerobic digestion plant, extending its service agreement for six months or longer with BioWayste Holdings Limited, the Partnership’s lessee. The service agreement term runs concurrently with the lease term and is between Orchard House Foods Limited and BioWayste Holdings Limited, an independent service provider, who operates and maintains the anaerobic digestion plant.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance income relating to this leased equipment of $22,115 and $53,523, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership amortized initial direct costs of $8,406 and $25,414, respectively, which is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

The remaining 20% ownership interest is held by SQN Alternative Investment Fund II, LLC, which is another equipment leasing fund managed by the Investment Manager.

Public Address System

On August 19, 2011, the Partnership entered into a lease transaction for a public address system for a Scottish Premier League football team located in Scotland with a lease term of 48 months.

On February 13, 2012, the lessee went into Administration in Scotland. Administration in the United Kingdom is a process similar to reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States of America. On June 14, 2012, the Partnership was notified by the Administrator that the football team was sold on June 14, 2012 to a new owner. On July 4, 2012, the Partnership received its final payment from the Administrator in the amount of £10,975 ($17,008 applying exchange rates at July 10, 2012).

The Partnership’s Investment Manager negotiated a revised lease agreement with the new owners of the stadium where the Partnership’s public address system has been in use. The revised lease began on October 5, 2012, requires quarterly payments, in advance, of £73,125 ($118,199 applying exchange rates at September 30, 2012) and has a term of 24 months. The Partnership received the initial rental payment on October 10, 2012. After the lease term expires the title to the equipment will pass to the lessee.

Bottle Recycling and Extrusion Production Line

On June 29, 2011, the Partnership entered into a Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”) for an ownership interest in a Hire Purchase Agreement (the “HP Agreement”). The HP Agreement is between an independent United Kingdom leasing entity and the lessee of a bottle recycling and extrusion production line located in the United Kingdom.

Under the terms of the HP Agreement there is both an initial rental period and a fixed rental period. The initial rental period was extended until the earlier of either; (i) twelve months from date of the HP Agreement or (ii) the Plant Valuation date, as defined in the HP Agreement. On June 29, 2012, the fixed rental period commenced. Accordingly, the Investment Manager re-tested the lease and determined that the lease qualifies as a finance lease. The term of the lease is for 60 months from the commencement date. The Partnership receives monthly payments, in advance, of £40,937 ($63,923 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012). At lease termination the lessee has an option to purchase the leased equipment and the Partnerships portion of the proceeds will be £253,821 ($396,341 applying exchange rates at June 30, 2012).

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership earned rental income from this leased equipment during its initial rental period of $- and $36,633, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership earned rental income from this leased equipment during its initial rental period of $177,539 and $36,633, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership earned finance revenue relating to this leased equipment of $117,835, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $- and $8,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred depreciation expense of $72,000 and $8,000, respectively. For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Partnership incurred amortization of initial direct costs of $36,897, respectively.

Due to changes in the exchange rate of the British Pound Sterling from the initial acquisition of this lease to the re-testing, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, of $109,397 which was included in foreign currency transaction loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

Investment in finance leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Minimum rents receivable	$	9,092,795		$	5,575,250
Estimated unguaranteed residual value		465,151			392,385
Unearned income		(2,151,227	)		(1,656,760	)
	$	7,406,719		$	4,310,875

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable, which includes the revised lease payments for the public address system, are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	—	$	3,371,261	$	3,371,261
2014		—		2,812,042		2,812,042
2015		—		1,496,363		1,496,363
2016		—		795,683		795,683
2017		—		665,134		665,134
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	—	$	9,140,483	$	9,140,483

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction (gain) or loss on its various investments in finance leases of $(295,156) and $167,836, respectively, which included the foreign currency transaction (gain) loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the Partnership incurred a foreign currency transaction (gain) or loss on its various investments in finance leases of $(235,461) and $167,836, respectively, which included the foreign currency transaction loss in the accompanying condensed statements of operations.

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Investment in Finance Leases (Details 1) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012
Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable
2013	$ 3,371,261
2014	2,812,042
2015	1,496,363
2016	795,683
2017	665,134
Thereafter
Total	9,140,483
Lease Payment Currencies, US Dollars [Member]
Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Thereafter
Total
Lease Payment Currencies, British Pounds [Member]
Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable
2013	3,371,261
2014	2,812,042
2015	1,496,363
2016	795,683
2017	665,134
Thereafter
Total	$ 9,140,483

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Subsequent Events (Details)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 14, 2012 USD ($) Partners	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($) Partners	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2012	Oct. 30, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] Gamma Knife Suite [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] Gamma Knife Suite [Member] GBP (£)	Oct. 11, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Sep. 30, 2012 Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Senior Loan Note Instrument [Member] GBP (£)	Oct. 11, 2012 Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Notes Receivable under Advance Seven [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2012 Romney Hydropower Company Limited [Member] Subsequent Event [Member] Notes Receivable under Advance Seven [Member] GBP (£)
Subsequent Events (Textual) [Abstract]
Residual value interest				18.08%	99.90%	99.90%
Purchase price of finance leases					$ 609,442	£ 379,620
Loan Receivable									321,400	200,000
Ability to borrow an additional under the Instrument							50,000	250,000
Additional number of Limited Partners	16	125
Additional Limited Partner capital contributions.	1,275,000	10,278,700	8,450,900
Additional amount paid or accrued in distribution expenses to an Affiliate	$ 25,500

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Investment in Finance Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investment in Finance Leases and Investment in Equipment Subject to Operating Leases and Residual Value Investment in Equipment on Lease [Abstract]

Summary of investment in finance leases

Investment in finance leases consisted of the following:

	September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2011
Minimum rents receivable	$	9,092,795		$	5,575,250
Estimated unguaranteed residual value		465,151			392,385
Unearned income		(2,151,227	)		(1,656,760	)
	$	7,406,719		$	4,310,875

Aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable

At September 30, 2012, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable, which includes the revised lease payments for the public address system, are as follows:

	Lease Payment Currencies
	US Dollars		British Pounds (1)		Total
Years Ending September 30,
2013	$	—	$	3,371,261	$	3,371,261
2014		—		2,812,042		2,812,042
2015		—		1,496,363		1,496,363
2016		—		795,683		795,683
2017		—		665,134		665,134
Thereafter		—		—		—
	$	—	$	9,140,483	$	9,140,483

(1) Converted to US Dollars at the September 30, 2012 exchange rate.