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Background Note
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2005
(Revised from original 1998 version)
Contribution to Capital
by
Henry B. Reiling and Mark Pollard
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Abstract
Distinguishes and explains the basic rules associated with two types of contributions to capital: (1) transfers of property by a government to a company to entice it to take some action such as relocate a plant, and (2) transfers of property to a corporation by existing shareholders without adequate documentation such as the issuance of stock certificates.
Keywords: Capital;
Property;
Taxation;
Public Administration Industry;
United States;
Citation:
Reiling, Henry B., and Mark Pollard. "Contribution to Capital." Harvard Business School Background Note 299-040, November 2005. (Revised from original December 1998 version.)