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Question
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
GOLD Co. Ltd. declares a dividend of ₹ 10/- per share for F.Y. 2018-19.
- Is company under default, if the dividend was not paid within 30 days of its declaration?
- Is company right in transferring the unpaid dividend to its Debenture Reserve Account?
- Does the company have to transfer the amount of unpaid dividends to IEPF after 30 days?
Solution
- Yes, the company is in default if the dividend is not paid within 30 days of its declaration.
- No, the company is not right in transferring the unpaid dividend to its Debenture Reserve Account. It should be transferred to the Unpaid Dividend Account. It is a separate bank account opened in a scheduled bank within 5 days of its declaration.
- No, any amount in the unpaid dividend account of a company that remains unpaid/unclaimed for a period of 7 years from the date of such a transfer, should be transferred to (IEPF), ‘Investors Education and Protection Fund’.
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Study the following case/situation and express your opinion:
GOLD Co. Ltd. declares a dividend of ₹ 10/- per share for F.Y. 2019-20.
- Is the company under default, if the dividend was not paid within 30 days of its declaration?
- Is the company right in transferring the unpaid dividend to its Debenture Reserve Account?
- Does the company have to transfer the amount of unpaid dividends to IEPF after 30 days?
