Dividend paid to shareholders is expense for the company??

dividend paid to shareholders is expense for the company??
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This discussion clarifies that dividends paid to shareholders are not considered an expense for a company. Instead, they represent a disbursement of profits directly to the owners. Therefore, dividends are debited to free reserves and surplus, not treated as an operational cost.

Noo
debited to free reserve and surplus
NO.....
Why??
Because it's disbursement of profit to owners of company.

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