Table 2 Tax return account for public or private owned limited companies. 2010. NOK million

2 Tax return account for public or private owned limited companies. 2010. NOK million¹
	All limited companies	Public owned limited companies	Private owned limited companies


Assessable incomes	441 555	89 354	352 201

Entrepreneurial income	302 032	48 370	253 662
Received group contribution	139 469	40 952	98 517

Deductions in income	331 127	63 192	267 935
Entrepreneurial deficit and real estate deficit	136 527	14 135	122 392
Deduction for previous years deficit	42 122	1 018	41 104
Paid group contribution	150 647	47 656	102 991

Ordinary income	110 034	26 161	83 872
Positive (taxable) income	199 380	30 628	168 752
Negative income	89 347	4 467	84 880

Number of limited companies in the sample	196 982	2 315	194 667

¹	Ownership is based on whether the majority of the company is owned by private or public investors.