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Declaring or paying dividends? New rules apply!

Posted by on 2 December 2010 | 0 Comments

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Paying dividends is a normal part of company life; generate the profits, pay the tax, and then look at what dividends are available for the shareholders. Changes in the Corporations Act earlier this year mean that directors need to consider a new set of rules before they declare or pay a dividend. Section 254T of the Corporations Act provides the rules governing dividends. In the past, directors needed to ensure that dividends were paid out of profits. This has now changed.

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