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Is dividend payable a liability

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What is dividends Payable classified as?

Dividend payable is classified as liability as soon as dividend is declared in liability side of balance sheet.


Is dividends Payable an asset?

Dividend payable is the amount which is payable by the company to share holders so it is a liability of company and not an asset.


Is dividends an asset on the balance sheet?

If dividend payable then liability if dividend receivable then it is asset if dividend paid then it is not part of balance sheet.


Are dividends payable an expense or owner equity?

Dividend payable are from current year's net income portion it is liability of business as soon as dividend declared.


Does dividend go on an income statement?

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.


What is the accounting double entry when a company declare or pay dividend to its holding overseas company with 10 percent local withholding tax rate?

Let's say the dividend payable is $110. When the dividend is declared (eg the decision is made to pay a dividend but the dividend and tax won't be paid until, say, the first day of next month) then the entry is: Debit "Dividends Expense" (Expense Account) $110 Credit "Dividend Payable Parent Company" (Liability Account) $100 Credit "Dividend Tax Withheld" (Liability Account) $ 10 When the dividend and Tax is actually paid (eg it is now the first day of next month) the entry is: Debit "Dividend Payable Parent Company" (Liability Account) $100 Debit "Dividend Tax Withheld" (Liability Account) $ 10 Credit "Bank Account" (Asset Account) $110


What are the proper Accounting journal entries for dividends payable?

[Debit] Dividend expense [Credit] Dividend payable 2nd entry at time of payment Debit Dividend payable Credit Cash


Is Wages payable a liability?

Yes any payable is liability of business in this way wages payable is also liability.


How do you enter dividends on a journal entry?

[Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] Dividend payable [Debit] Dividend payable [Credit] Cash / bank


Is salaries payable a liability?

Salaries payable is liability payable in future time period.


Is a dividend an asset or liability?

Investments are seen as current assets if the firm intends to sell them within a year. Long-term investments (also called "noncurrent assets") are assets that they intend to hold for more than a year. check link in bio for more information


What is the double entry for proposed dividend?

[Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] Dividend payable