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Dividend on bonus issue

supriya jain (student) (24 Points)

19 September 2011

Hiii

I want to confirm something

If a company had issue bonus shares in MAY 2011 and the AGM is to be held on 27.09.2011 and dividend is to be proposed in AGM then for finalizing the BS as on 31.03.2011, dividend on Bonus shares is to be paid or not??

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Arniv Sharda (CA Final) (3006 Points)
Replied 19 September 2011

dividend cannot be paid on bonus shares until one year has been completed from date of issue of these shares

tell me if m wrong

cheers

ACCOUNTANT (Student) (559 Points)
Replied 19 September 2011

Hi,

It may propose the dividend and retain it as a liability ....

May not necessarily pay it off to the shareholders....

And dividend is to be paid...for dividend will naturally be declared to all the shareholders existing as on the date of closing of accounts..

CA RICHA BADALIA (CA,CS) (1682 Points)
Replied 19 September 2011

Proposed Dividend is calculated on closing share capital of the year for which dividend is being proposed.As dividend was proposed for the year end 31.03.2011 bonus shares will not be included as it was issued in May 2011 ie the next financial year.

* Krishna * (CA Student) (6149 Points)
Replied 19 September 2011

Originally posted by : CA RICHA BOTHRA
	Proposed Dividend is calculated on closing share capital of the year for which dividend is being proposed.As dividend was proposed for the year end 31.03.2011 bonus shares will not be included as it was issued in May 2011 ie the next financial year.

AGREED.

ACCOUNTANT (Student) (559 Points)
Replied 21 September 2011

Oh...right.. its for 31.03.2011 na....im wrong...didnt look out properly........it will not be paid..

deepak kumar Jaiswal (student) (2 Points)
Replied 23 October 2018

i would like to know that proposed dividend is paid on right shares or not

Joker zZZ (2 Points)
Replied 19 July 2021

same as bonus shares

yasaswi gomes (My grammar is 💯 good I) (7290 Points)
Replied 19 July 2021

Dividends will be given on final dividends, but profits ca be reduced on the day of proposed dividends, same case with bonus issue and employee stock options I guess.