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Taxes and Business Development Companies ("BDCs")

Business Development Companies ("BDCs") were created by Congress in 1980 to give investors an opportunity to invest in private small and mid-sized U.S. companies typically overlooked by banks. Their non-bank structure gives them the flexibility to invest in multiple levels of a company's capital structure, and most are Regulated Investment Companies ("RICs") where capital gains, dividends and interest are passed onto shareholders avoiding taxation at the corporate level. However, they are required to distribute at least 90% of interest, dividends, and gains earned on investments. RICs also are required