Demand Letter to Partner to Contribute Capital

Receive cash for stock. Debit the cash account and credit the contributed capital account. Receive fixed assets for stock. Debit the relevant fixed asset account and credit the contributed capital account. Reduce a liability for stock. Debit the relevant liability account and credit the contributed capital account.

While most people do make an initial capital contribution, legally it is not required. You could simply appoint yourself as the sole member of your SMLLC without making any initial investment. However, you'd probably be taking a significant risk if you didn't invest at least a small amount at the outset.

Partnerships are business entities consisting of two or more individuals who co-own the business and share in its profits and losses. Contributions by partners may vary in type and amount -- including cash, ideas, and "sweat equity" (a partner's time on the job).

Contributed capital, also known as paid-in capital, is the cash and other assets that shareholders have given a company in exchange for stock. Investors make capital contributions when a company issues equity shares based on a price that shareholders are willing to pay for them.

Is contributed capital a noncurrent asset or a current asset, and is it a debit or credit? The account Contributed Capital is part of stockholders' equity and it will have a credit balance. Contributed capital is also referred to as paid-in capital.

Your contribution to the LLC as a member is called your capital contribution, your contribution to the ownership. This capital contribution gives you a share in the LLC, and the right to a percentage of the profits (and losses). If you are the only member, you have 100% of the ownership.

In business and partnership law, contribution may refer to a capital contribution, which is an amount of money or assets given to a business or partnership by one of the owners or partners. The capital contribution increases the owner or partner's equity interest in the entity.

Forms of LLC Capital Contributions If your capital contribution will be in the form of cash, making the contribution is generally as easy as making out a check from your personal funds to the LLC. Capital contributions, however, also can be in the form of property or services.