The Venture Capitalist's Objective Is to Help Small Business Owners

question 12

True/False

The venture capitalist's objective is to help small business owners qualify for loans when they may not be able to qualify through the normal lending policies of a commercial lender.

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Definitions:

Deferred Income Taxes

Tax liabilities that arise due to timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their recognition in the tax returns, deferred to future periods.

Life Insurance Proceeds

The amount of money paid out to the beneficiary of a life insurance policy upon the death of the insured or at the policy's maturity.

Deferred Tax Liability

An accounting term representing a tax obligation that a company owes but is allowed to pay at a future date.

Pretax Accounting Income

Income earned by a business before taxation has been deducted, as recorded in its financial accounts.