Maybe you should ask Professor Smith the answer if you do not know, since this is her question word-for-word in class. Be advised there are strict penalties for plagiarizing. Maybe you should ask Professor Smith the answer if you do not know, since this is her question word-for-word in class. Be advised there are strict penalties for plagiarizing.
Retained earnings
dividend will affect the cash flow when actual cash is paid and not at the time of declaration of dividend.
A declared cash dividend is recorded by debiting the dividend account and crediting the dividend payable account.
No journal entry for stock option until that stock option is not utilized by the employees or any person with stock option available to them.
Dividend payable become liability for business as soon as it declared to be paid and all future liabilities are part of balance sheet so dividend payable also shown under liability section of balance sheet and not part of income statement.
Dividend isn't an expense or a loss. It is distribution of previous year earning. It isn't part of the computation of net income. So that it is not presented in Income Statement, but Retained Earnings & Stockholder's Equity. CMIIW.
declared and paid a $900 dividend
The board of directors of a corporation may, but doeas not have to, declare that a portion of earnings be distributed to shareholders in form of dividend. If you have a brokarage account, the declared amount (usually quarterly) will be transfered without you having to do anything.
Indiana unclaimed has a dividend payment to me. How do I get a dividend statement sent to me?
When a dividend is declared, supporting documents may be required to verify the eligibility of shareholders to receive the dividend. These documents could include proof of share ownership, such as share certificates or statements from a securities depository, as well as any necessary tax identification information. The purpose of these documents is to ensure that the dividend is distributed only to legitimate shareholders.
No, Dividend Can't be declared out of revaluation of fixed assets. dividend may be declared by a company for that year out of the accumulated profits earned by it in previous years and transferred by it to the reserves, But not from revaluation reserve as its a unrealized profit...
When a corporation declares and pays a dividend, the dividend does not reduce the current accounting period's profit reported on the income statement. In other words, a dividend is not an expense.Dividends will reduce the amount of the corporation's retained earnings. Retained earnings are reported in the stockholders' equity section of the balance sheet.If a corporation has very profitable uses for its cash, its future profits might be less if it pays dividends instead of reinvesting the cash dividend amounts into profitable projects.