Payment of dividend in excess of provision

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rushi

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125 Points Posted on 20 June 2012

Suppose I Had 100 of Rs.10 each Shares On the Date Of Signing the balance sheet i.e.31/3/2011

Directors proposed Dividend 5% amd Accordingly Transfered 50 Rs to P\L Appropriation A/C

Then in September 2011 they Converted 15 warrants alloted on preferential basis into shares

then the directors Delared Dividend on 115 Shares @ 5% and made Payment For the Same.

Is The Above Treatment Correct?How Do I Account For the Above Transactions In My Books Of Accounts

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sangram ghatge

company secretary in practice

198 Points Posted on 20 June 2012

dear rushi,

the transfer of rs 50 to p&l appropriation account was wrongly calculated. conversion of warrants should have been considered while making p&l appropriation. but there is no problem in paying dividend of rs 57.5/-. excess dividend of rs. 7.5/- would be debited to p&l account of next financial year in which actual payment is done.

regds,

sangram 9422622828.

Giridhar S Karandikar

Team Lead

7558 Points Posted on 26 June 2012

Mr Sangram, as per rushi's question, the dividend proposed by directors should be for the sharesl held on Mar31. however if there is a change in the shareholding before closing the register of shareholders for the purpose of AGM after the year end, then we should consider that shareholding also. Am I right??

So I think that, if that is the case above, then only the excess dividend would had been debited to P&L.