Companies Act, 2013

Section - 123 - Declaration of dividend

CHAPTER VIII

DECLARATION AND PAYMENT OF DIVIDEND

Declaration of dividend.

123. (1) No dividend shall be declared or paid by a company for any financial year except-

(a)-out of the profits of the company for that year arrived at after providing for depreciation in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (2), or out of the profits of the company for any previous financial year or years arrived at after providing for depreciation in accordance with the provisions of that sub-section and remaining undistributed, or out of [both :]
-[Provided that in computing profits any amount representing unrealised gains, notional gains or revaluation of assets and any change in carrying amount of an asset or of a liability on measurement of the asset or the liability at fair value shall be excluded; or]
(b)-out of money provided by the Central Government or a State Government for the payment of dividend by the company in pursuance of a guarantee given by .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store