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When a stock dividend is declared you either receive the money as a cheque to your residence address or it gets directly credited to your bank account that is linked to the trading account in which you hold these shares.
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What account is debited when a stock dividend is declared and distributed on the same date?
Retained earnings
Why isn't stock dividend distributable a current liability?
Because the dividend is only available for distribution; It has not been declared.
What are the differences between dividend and expense accounts?
Dividend account is the account used to record money paid on stock such as common stock, this comes out of retained earnings. Expense accounts are expenses that the company has to maintain operation and come out of Revenue, before dividends are calculated. A company may choose to not pay dividends on stock for a year (or so) if the company's retained earnings do not meat a certain amount.
If an investor buys stock on the ex-dividend date will that individual receive the dividend?
No, the definition of ex-dividend date is trading without the dividend. Any stock purchased "ex-dividend" date is not entitled to the dividend. AND equally as importantly OFFSETTING this - is the insatnt that happens the stock price is reduced by the amiunt of the dividend being paid. NO you cannot "steal" a dividend - that is buy it the day before the divideden gets paid (or ownership date actually) - and sell the day after - all you do is get the dividend and the equally lower stock value.
What is the effect of a stock dividend on a corporation's stockholders'equity accounts?
The stock Dividend is more or less profit sharing. When a dividend paying company is profitable they pass along those profits to the shareholders in the form of a dividend check.
What account is debited when a stock dividend is declared and distributed on the same date?
Retained earnings
Why isn't stock dividend distributable a current liability?
Because the dividend is only available for distribution; It has not been declared.
What is the journal entry for declared dividends?
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.
Corporation has outstanding of 1000 shares of 8 commulative preferrd stock of 100 par what is the amount of prefrred dividend for the year before dividend declared to the common stock?
The total yearly dividend payable to preferred stock is 96000.
When a treasury stock is reissued for less than its cost what is credited?
the treasury stock account
How do you calculate ex-stock dividend price?
Ex-stock dividend is equal to the price of the dividend of the stock, the only difference is the face that the dividend is actually paid to the seller rather then the buyer of the stock.
Does stock that pays special dividend always go down by the amount of the dividend?
The ex-dividend date is the day after which all shares bought and sold no longer come attached with the right to be paid the most recently declared dividend. This is an important date for any company that has many stockholders, including those that trade on exchanges, as it makes reconciliation of who is to be paid the dividend easier. Prior to this date, the stock is said to be cum dividend ('with dividend'): existing holders of the stock and anyone who buys it will receive the dividend, whereas any holders selling the stock lose their right to the dividend. On and after this date the stock becomes ex dividend: existing holders of the stock will receive the dividend even if they now sell the stock, whereas anyone who now buys the stock now will not receive the dividend. It is relatively common for a stock's price to decrease on the ex-dividend date by an amount roughly equal to the dividend paid. This reflects the decrease in the company's assets resulting from the declaration of the dividend. However it must be emphasised that there is no direct link between the price and the dividend, this price movement is simply a result of market action. To sum up the date a dividend is paid is not the date a stock usually goes down but rather the date that the stock purchase no longer includes the dividend. This in no way is a guarentee a stock could be up considerably that day based on market conditions and a number of other things even with the downward pressure of no longer being able to receive that dividend.
How to calculate prefrred dividend before devidend declared?
Calculation of preferred dividend does not depend upon the dividend declared at the end of the year. Preferred dividend is fixed and is calculated using the fixed percentage of preferred dividend. For example a company has 1000 shares of 6 preferred stock outstanding, each with par value of $100. 6 mentioned before preferred stock is the dividend rate(6%) to be received by preferred shares. Preferred Dividend = No. of preffered shares outstanding x Par value of each share x Dividend rate. = 1000 x 100 x 6%. = $ 6000. Dividend per share = 6000/1000 = $6
What is a rule that applies to dividends?
For example, assume that a cash dividend is declared on August 15, payable on September 15. If Stockholder A owns the stock on August 15, he or she receives the dividend on September 15.
Do you use a debit or credit dividends declared by the corporation?
Dividend TransactionsA. Dividend DatesDeclaration DateThe date on which the board of directors officially approves the dividend. The dividend becomes a liability of the the corporation at this time.Date of RecordThis date is used to establish who will receive the dividend. In other words, whoever owns the stock on this date will received the dividend. Stock sells ex-dividend after this date.Date of PaymentThe date on which the dividend is disbursed to the date or record shareholders. Dividends are always based on the number of shares outstanding. Dividends are not paid on Treasury Stock. B. Cash Dividends With Only Common StockExample:On December 1, 2005 ABC Inc. declares a dividend of $2 pershare. The dividend is payable on December 21 tostockholders of record on December 10. There are 10,000shares of stock outstanding.12/1 Dr / Retained Earnings 20,000Cr/ Dividends Payable 20,000Review dividend terminology. The "declaration date" is the date the board approves the dividend payout. The "date of record" is the date which establishes the stockholders to receive the dividend; that is, if you sell the stock one day before the day of record, you will not receive the dividend. The "effective date" is the day the dividend is disbursed to shareholders.Walk through an example. XYZ Corporation has 10,000 shares of common stock outstanding. On Nov. 10, the board of directors declared a $1 per share cash dividend, to be paid to stockholders of record on Nov. 30. The dividend was distributed on Dec. 10.Record the dividend journal entry on the day of record, which is Nov. 30. Make a debit to retained earnings for $10,000 ($1 x 10,000 shares) and a credit to dividends payable for $10,000. This is what the company issuing the dividend enters on the date of distribution.Use a contra account to hold funds until the distribution date. In some cases, the company will want to create a contra (side) account to hold the dividends until they are actually paid. If this is this the case, then make a debit to dividends declared and then close the balance to retained earnings on the effective (distribution) date.
What is ex dividend rate?
The ex-dividend date (typically 2 trading days before the record date for U.S. securities) is the day on which all shares bought and sold no longer come attached with the right to be paid the most recently declared dividend. This is an important date for any company that has many stockholders, including those that trade on exchanges, as it makes reconciliation of who is to be paid the dividend easier. Existing holders of the stock will receive the dividend even if they now sell the stock, whereas anyone who now buys the stock will not receive the dividend. It is relatively common for a stock's price to decrease on the ex-dividend date by an amount roughly equal to the dividend paid. This reflects the decrease in the company's assets resulting from the declaration of the dividend. The company does not take any explicit action to adjust its stock price; in an efficient market, buyers and sellers will automatically price this in.
A company declared a dividend of 2200000 the company has 55000 shares of common stock outstanding what are the dividends per share of common stock?
2,200,000/55,000=x x=$40 per share
