dividends paid out of capital
1Capital Dividend — A type of payment by a firm to its investors that is drawn from a company s paid in capital or shareholders equity, rather than from the company s earnings, as with regular dividends. Such a dividend is often paid out in instances where a… …
2Capital gains tax in the United States — In the United States, individuals and corporations pay income tax on the net total of all their capital gains just as they do on other sorts of income. Capital gains are generally taxed at a preferential rate in comparison to ordinary income.… …
3Capital Dividend Account - CDA — A special corporate tax account which gives shareholders designated capital dividends, tax free. This account is not recorded in the corporation s taxable accounting entries or financial statements. For this type of account, capital dividend is… …
4capital — the total owned and borrowed funds in a business. Glossary of Business Terms (1) Usually refers to the total of the equity accounts in a firm. For a bank, the equity accounts are common and preferred stock, surplus, and undivided profits. For… …
5Capital — Money invested in a firm. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * capital cap‧i‧tal [ˈkæptl] noun [uncountable] 1. ECONOMICS money or property used to produce wealth: • Countries around the world are hungry for capital and economic… …
6Capital requirement — The capital requirement is a bank regulation, which sets a framework on how banks and depository institutions must handle their capital. The categorization of assets and capital is highly standardized so that it can be risk weighted.… …
7Capital gains tax in Australia — Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in Australia applies to the capital gain made on disposal of any asset, except for specific exemptions. The most significant exemption is the family home. Rollover provisions apply to some disposals, one of the most… …
8Nontaxable Dividends — Dividends from a mutual fund or some other regulated investment company that are not taxed. Taxes are not paid out because the fund invests in municipal and other tax exempt investments. The mutual fund must invest over 50% of its capital into… …
9Return of capital — (ROC) refers to payments back to capital owners (shareholders, partners, unitholders) that exceed the growth (net income/taxable income) of a business. It should not be confused with return on capital which measures a rate of return . The ROC… …
10History of private equity and venture capital — The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub… …
