What is the accounting entry for deemed capital contributions with no cash or property included?
Our company has a university technology (patent) license agreement. The agreement includes an amount of equity. They are asking for a deemed capital contribution for their equity and are providing no cash or other assets. What is the accounting entry for this?
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A license agreement is a right-of-use (ROU) asset for your company. The proper entry is a debit to the ROU asset account and a credit to the proper entity equity account.
Great question, LanceT. We can set up an equity account to track capital contributions and record them as a zero amount in the bank deposit. We have a guide to help you record capital investments and track your business's incoming money.
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What is the accounting entry for a deemed capital contribution where there is no cash nor property received?
What is accounting entry for a deemed capital contribution where there is no money nor asset recieved?
A license agreement is a right-of-use (ROU) asset for your company. The proper entry is a debit to the ROU asset account and a credit to the proper entity equity account.
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