Milano Tools Inc. announced a 100 percent stock dividend. Required: 1. Determine the impact (increase, decrease, no

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Milano Tools Inc. announced a 100 percent stock dividend.
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1. Determine the impact (increase, decrease, no change) of this dividend on the following:
a. Total assets.
b. Total liabilities.
c. Common shares.
d. Total shareholders’ equity.
e. Market value per common share.
2. Now assume that the company announced a 2-for-1 stock split. Determine the impact of the stock split on the five items above. Explain why the accounting for stock dividends differs from that of the stock split. Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Financial Accounting

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