Table 2 Tax return account for public or private owned limited companies. 2008. NOK million

2 Tax return account for public or private owned limited companies. 2008. NOK million¹
	All limited companies	Public owned limited companies	Private owned limited companies


Assessable incomes	441 689	78 774	362 915

Entrepreneurial income	305 842	47 286	258 556
Received group contribution	135 795	31 478	104 317

Deductions in income	382 256	61 801	320 455
Entrepreneurial deficit and real estate deficit	203 727	27 674	176 053
Deduction for previous years deficit	39 591	1 798	37 793
Paid group contribution	136 975	31 413	105 562

Ordinary income	59 434	16 973	42 461
Positive (taxable) income	192 598	27 350	165 248
Negative income	133 164	10 377	122 787

Number of limited companies in the sample	190 693	1 996	188 697

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