To account for the declaration of a property dividend, you must first restate the property at fair value, recognizing any gain or loss as the difference (125,000) between the property's fair value (750,000) and carrying value (625,000) at the DATE OF DECLARATION.
Investment in securities 125,000
Gain of appreciation of securities 125,000
Retained Earnings 750,000
Property Dividends payable 750,000
At the DATE OF DISTRIBUTION of the property dividends:
Property Dividends payable 750,000
Investment in securities 750,000
[Debit] Dividend expense [Credit] Dividend payable 2nd entry at time of payment Debit Dividend payable Credit Cash
In the United States, the three dates that are significant for both paying and accounting for any given cash dividend are: 1) Declaration date: Dividends are not payable unless and until the corporation's Board of Directors declares that a dividend will be paid. The date on which they promise to pay a dividend is called the declaration date, and that is the date on which the company incurs an obligation to pay the dividend. Generally on that date the Board will specify the two other important dates: the ex-dividend date, and the payment date. On the day a dividend is declared, the accounting entries are Debit the Retained Earnings account and credit the Dividends Payable liability account for the total amount of the dividend. 2) Ex-dividend date (or "date of record"): The ex-dividend date is the cutoff date used to identify the particular persons to whom an upcoming dividend will be paid. The shareholders listed on the corporation's records as the owners of shares at the ex-dividend date are the ones who will receive payment of the upcoming dividend, whether or not they still own the shares on the date the dividend is paid. There is no accounting entry related to the ex-dividend date. 3) Payment date: This is the date on which the cash dividend is actually paid out to the shareholders. When the dividend is paid, the accounting entries are: Debit the Dividends Payable account and credit the Cash account for the total amount of the dividend. This eliminates the liablility that was recorded when the dividend was first declared, and reflects the funds going out of the corporation's cash when the dividend is paid.And so, why are we reading this?
Yes following entry required: [Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] dividend payable
The journal entries for different time periods are recorded as the following: 1 - When the dividend is declared: [Debit] Retained Earnings XXXX [Credit]Dividend Payable XXXX 2 - When the dividend is paid: [Debit] Dividend Payable XXXX [Credit] Cash/bank XXXX
[Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] Dividend payable
[Debit] Dividend expense [Credit] Dividend payable 2nd entry at time of payment Debit Dividend payable Credit Cash
In the United States, the three dates that are significant for both paying and accounting for any given cash dividend are: 1) Declaration date: Dividends are not payable unless and until the corporation's Board of Directors declares that a dividend will be paid. The date on which they promise to pay a dividend is called the declaration date, and that is the date on which the company incurs an obligation to pay the dividend. Generally on that date the Board will specify the two other important dates: the ex-dividend date, and the payment date. On the day a dividend is declared, the accounting entries are Debit the Retained Earnings account and credit the Dividends Payable liability account for the total amount of the dividend. 2) Ex-dividend date (or "date of record"): The ex-dividend date is the cutoff date used to identify the particular persons to whom an upcoming dividend will be paid. The shareholders listed on the corporation's records as the owners of shares at the ex-dividend date are the ones who will receive payment of the upcoming dividend, whether or not they still own the shares on the date the dividend is paid. There is no accounting entry related to the ex-dividend date. 3) Payment date: This is the date on which the cash dividend is actually paid out to the shareholders. When the dividend is paid, the accounting entries are: Debit the Dividends Payable account and credit the Cash account for the total amount of the dividend. This eliminates the liablility that was recorded when the dividend was first declared, and reflects the funds going out of the corporation's cash when the dividend is paid.And so, why are we reading this?
Yes following entry required: [Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] dividend payable
The journal entries for different time periods are recorded as the following: 1 - When the dividend is declared: [Debit] Retained Earnings XXXX [Credit]Dividend Payable XXXX 2 - When the dividend is paid: [Debit] Dividend Payable XXXX [Credit] Cash/bank XXXX
yes we will pass entry for proposed dividend P&L Appropriation A/c Dr. To Proposed Dividend
[Debit] Proposed dividend [Credit] Dividend payable
[Debit] Dividend [Credit] Cash
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
If dividend received is reinvested then there is no journal entry is required and this information can be mentioned through the use of memo entry.There is no journal entry required for dividend received reinvested as nothing is received by person or company so memo entry is enough for information purpose.
Debit dividend payableCredit cash /bank
Dividend receivable Debit Cash dividend Credit Cash Debit Dividend receivable Credit
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