How to Record Dividends in a Journal Entry

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Tip 1 - Cash Dividends on Common Stock | AccountingCoach

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Cash Dividends on Common Stock

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Tip 2 - How do you record a dividend payment to stockholders? | AccountingCoach

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How do you record a dividend payment to stockholders?

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Tip 3 - How do I account for cash dividends? - Questions & Answers - AccountingTools

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Norvis Huezo | permalink

When the board of directors declares a cash dividend, debit the Retained Earnings account and cred...

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Tip 4 - What Is the Journal Entry if a Company Pays Dividends With Cash?

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A company can issue stock dividends in two ways. Dividends can be awarded in an equal value of additional shares or as a cash payment directly to shareholders. Accrual accounting requires that you ...

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Tip 5 - Types of Dividends and Its Journal Entries

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mark Dreistadt | permalink

Decrease in retained earnings follows the distribution of dividends. The types of dividends include cash, property, scrip, liquidating, and stock. With the
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Tip 6 - Accounting for Dividends - CFA Level 1 | Investopedia

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ofer Atzmon | permalink

CFA Level 1 - Accounting for Dividends. Learn the types, terminology and how to account for dividends. See how stock splits and issuance rules affect corporate dividend policy.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/exam-guide/cfa-level-1/financial-statements/accounting-dividends.asp ^[6]