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Revision as of 00:36, 27 November 2020

1.

Dividends are amounts paid to an equity investor, in proportion to the size of their equity holding.

Most dividends are paid in cash, but they may also be in non-cash form, such as a scrip dividend.


Dividends are not generally an allowable expense for corporate tax calculation purposes, because they are deemed to be an appropriation of (after-tax) profits to the shareholders, rather than a business expense necessary to earn the taxable profits.


2.

Similar payments to other investors.


See also