distribution of dividends

  • 1Dividends received deduction — The dividends received deduction[1] (or DRD ), under U.S. federal income tax law, is a tax deduction received by a corporation on the dividends paid to it by other corporations in which it has an ownership stake. Contents 1 History 2 Impact …

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  • 2distribution, corporate — n. A corporation’s paying out money to shareholders, such as accumulated earnings in the form of dividends. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 3distribution — Selling a large lot ( lots) of a security in such a way that the security price is not heavily influenced. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Corporate action that occurs when the issuer of a security delivers a particular benefit or proceeds ( e.g.… …

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  • 4Distribution — 1. When trading volume is higher than that of the previous day without any price appreciation. 2. The removal of assets from a retirement account. The assets are then paid to the retirement account owner or beneficiary. 3. A company s payment of… …

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  • 5distribution — 1. The mechanisms of *supplying goods and services to consumers. Distribution covers the storage, delivery, and also (under some definitions) the *wholesaling and *retailing of items for sale. 2. Payments of a corporation’s *income to… …

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  • 6distribution — 1) A payment by a company from its distributable profits, usually by means of a dividend. For UK tax purposes a distribution includes, in addition to dividends, any payment, whether in cash or kind, out of the assets of a company in respect of… …

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  • 7distribution schedule — The frequency (monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually) of a mutual fund s scheduled distributions of dividends or capital gains. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 8distribution of income — /ˌdɪstrɪbju:ʃ(ə)n əv ɪnkʌm/ noun payment of dividends to shareholders …

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  • 9Dividend distribution tax — is the tax levied by the Indian Government on companies according to the dividend paid to a company s investors. At present the dividend distribution tax is 15% [1], according to the Union Budget 2007, India. As per existing tax provisions,… …

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  • 10dividend distribution — See: dividend income * * * dividend distribution UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE a payment of dividends to investors: » Investment companies and unit trust managers make dividend distributions to shareholders from the dividends that they have… …

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