Exhibit 12(a)

General Electric Capital Corporation

and consolidated affiliates

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Year ended December 31
	2005						2004						2003						2002						2001
(Dollars in millions)	As previously reported			As restated			As previously reported			As restated			As previously reported			As restated			As previously reported			As restated			As previously reported			As restated
Earnings from continuing
operations	$	8,666		$	8,998		$	7,818		$	8,148		$	6,070		$	6,388		$	5,339		$	4,235		$	4,716		$	4,419
Provisions for income taxes		940			1,157			1,410			1,626			1,103			1,311			652			(71	)		1,093			900
Minority interest		155			155			159			159			82			82			89			89			78			78
Earnings from continuing
operations before income
taxes and minority interest		9,761			10,310			9,387			9,933			7,255			7,781			6,080			4,253			5,887			5,397
Fixed Charges:
Interest		14,252			14,198			11,062			11,012			9,846			9,838			9,391			9,422			9,998			10,027
One-third of rentals(a)		330			330			308			308			275			275			300			300			307			307
Total fixed charges		14,582			14,528			11,370			11,320			10,121			10,113			9,691			9,722			10,305			10,334
Less interest capitalized,
net of amortization		(72	)		(72	)		(37	)		(37	)		(23	)		(23	)		(38	)		(38	)		(88	)		(88	)
Earnings from continuing
operations before income
taxes and minority interest
plus fixed charges	$	24,271		$	24,766		$	20,720		$	21,216		$	17,353		$	17,871		$	15,733		$	13,937		$	16,104		$	15,643
Ratio of earnings to fixed
charges		1.66			1.70			1.82			1.87			1.71			1.77			1.62			1.43			1.56			1.51

(a) Considered to be representative of interest factor in rental expense.