(a)Permissible forms. A contribution to an LLC may consist of tangible or intangible property or other benefit to the LLC, including money, a promissory note, services performed, or an obligation or agreement to contribute money or property, or to perform services.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 48-249-301

  • Contribution agreement: means a binding agreement between a person and an LLC under which:
    (A) The person has an obligation to make a contribution to the LLC in the future. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Directors: means natural persons, designated in the charter or bylaws or elected or appointed by the incorporators, and their successors and natural persons elected or appointed to act as members of the board, irrespective of the names or titles by which such persons are described. See Tennessee Code 48-51-201
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • LLC: means a limited liability company, organized under chapters 201-248 of this title. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • LLC documents: means either, or both:
    (A) An LLC's articles. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Member: means a person that has been admitted to an LLC as a member, as provided in §. See Tennessee Code 48-249-102
  • Member-managed: means an LLC organized pursuant to this title that has elected pursuant to §. See Tennessee Code 48-202-101
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)Signed writing required. A contribution agreement, whether made before or after the formation of the LLC, is not enforceable against the prospective contributor, unless it is in writing and signed by the prospective contributor.
(c)Acceptance required. Neither a purported contribution nor an offer of consideration to make a contribution shall be treated as a contribution to an LLC until:

(1) The contribution is accepted by the members, in the case of a member-managed LLC, by both the members and the managers, in the case of a manager-managed LLC, or by both the members and the directors, in the case of a director-managed LLC; and
(2) The amount and value of the contribution are recorded in the LLC documents or the records of the LLC.
(d)Required determinations. The amount, the terms and conditions of payment or performance, and the value and adequacy of the consideration to an LLC for each contribution, shall be determined by the members, in the case of a member-managed LLC, by both the members and the managers, in the case of a manager-managed LLC, or by both the members and the directors, in the case of a director-managed LLC. The determination of the amount, value and adequacy of the consideration to an LLC for a contribution is valid and binding, if made in good faith and on the basis of accounting methods or a fair valuation or other method, including agreement as to value by the contributor and the LLC, as provided in this section, reasonable in the circumstances. Inclusion of the amount of a contribution and the value of the consideration for a contribution in the LLC documents or the records of the LLC is evidence of the acceptance of the amount and the value of a contribution.
(e)Required approval. The vote or consent of the members required to accept a contribution shall be the same as the vote or consent required to admit a member under § 48-249-501.
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