LanceT
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Capital Contributions

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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MoiraskyeT
QuickBooks Team

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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.

 

Here's a guide steps for you: 

  1. Select + New.
  2. Select Bank deposit.
  3. From the Account ▼ dropdown menu, select the bank account you're depositing the money into.
  4. Enter the Date you deposited the money.
  5. In the Add funds to this deposit section, enter the name of the investor in the Received from the field.
  6. Select the appropriate equity account from the dropdown list in the Account field.
  7. Specify a Payment method.
  8. Enter the investment amount in the Amount field.
  9. Select Save and Close.
 

If you want more information on recording capital investment to track money going into your business, you can check this article: Record an owner's contribution or capital investment in your business in QuickBooks Online.

 

Additionally, once you've received an investment and are ready to repay it, here is an article for you to review: Record paying back an investment.

 

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LanceT
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What is the accounting entry for a deemed capital contribution where there is no cash nor property received?

LanceT
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What is accounting entry for a deemed capital contribution where there is no money nor asset recieved?

Rainflurry
Level 14

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@LanceT 

 

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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