may be paid in kind
must be paid in cash
may be paid in cash or in kind
may be paid in cash only
✅ The correct answer is D.
Dividend declared by a company may be paid in cash only. On the date of payment, the company reverses the dividend payable with a debit entry and credits its cash account for the respective cash outflow. Cash dividends do not affect a company’s income statement. However, they shrink a company’s shareholders’ equity and cash balance by the same amount.
Dividend declared by a company may be paid in cash only. On the date of payment, the company reverses the dividend payable with a debit entry and credits its cash account for the respective cash outflow. Cash dividends do not affect a company’s income statement. However, they shrink a company’s shareholders’ equity and cash balance by the same amount.