Posts tagged Cash Dividends

Decrease in retained earnings follows the distribution of dividends. The types of dividends include [1] cash, [2] property, [3] scrip, [4] liquidating, and [5] stock. …

Three basic transactions account for most of the changes that occur in shareholder’s equity: sale of stock to investors, recognition of periodic net income or …

Retained earnings are created for the most part by the earnings of the corporation. These earnings (referred to as net income) are closed into the …