Salary aside, most limited company directors (and shareholders) typically draw down most of their income in the form of dividends. Dividends are distributed by companies of all types in order to return a proportion of company profits back to their shareholders. Here we look at what are company dividends and how to calculate them.
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Limited companies can distribute profits they generate via dividends to company shareholders. However, you must ensure that all dividend distributions are legitimate, otherwise you could fall foul of HMRC.
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One of the questions many limited company owners ask their accountants is how often they can draw down dividends from their companies. Can you declare dividends on a monthly basis, for example?
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There may be situations where a limited company would like to distribute a dividend to its shareholders, but for whatever reason, one or more shareholders would like to waive their rights to their share of the distribution.
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When a limited company makes a dividend distribution, all shareholders should be given a dividend voucher, which can be in either paper or electronic form.
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