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Explain the advantages of equity shares, as a source of finance.
Solution
Advantages of equity shares are:
- Equity shares impose no burden on the company resources because the dividend is payable only at the discretion of the management.
- The liability of equity shareholders is limited to the face value of shares subscribed by them.
- A company with substantial equity capital commands prestige in the investment market.
- Equity shareholders have the pre-emptive right to subscribe to new shares issued by the company.
- The face value of an equity share is generally low.
- The value of an investment in equity shares may increase manifold during the boom and prosperity of the company-holders of these shares earn capital gains.
- Equity shares do not create any charge on the assets of the company.
- Shareholders are not required to pay income tax on dividends received from the company.
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