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Can an LLC accept a cash donation?
Stefanie
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We are in the start-up phase of our business and are structured as an LLC. A mentor and trusted advisor would like to make a cash donation to our LLC to help us fund some projects and get started - this "gift" is with no strings attached (i.e. the person making the gift is not requiring a return on investment, a share of the company, or the gift to be paid back). The only requirement is that the contributor would like a "receipt" to show for his donation. Can we, as an LLC, accept a cash donation? How does contribution go on our books? What would a `receipt` look like for this donation - would it simply be a statement on our company letterhead stating the specifics of the gift donation?
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Gift Tax
The gift tax is a tax on the transfer of property by one individual to another while receiving nothing, or less than full value, in return. The tax applies whether the donor intends the transfer to be a gift or not.
The gift tax applies to the transfer by gift of any property. You make a gift if you give property (including money), or the use of or income from property, without expecting to receive something of at least equal value in return. If you sell something at less than its full value or if you make an interest-free or reduced-interest loan, you may be making a gift.
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