Explain each of the Stock Dividend vs Stock Split Comparison Table The Basis of Comparison Stock Dividend
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Explain each of the Stock Dividend vs Stock Split Comparison Table
The Basis of Comparison | Stock Dividend | Stock Split |
Meaning | Dividend in the form of Equity Shares | Division of Equity Shares |
Purpose | When there is no Cash Liquidity with the company | To reduce the market price of Share |
Issued from | Issued from the Free Reserves | Only increase In the no. of shares, no change in Value of Issued Shares. |
Shares | Additional Shares are allotted to existing shares Holder | Already Held Shares are divided |
Accounting | Amount from Reserves is transferred to issued shares by passing Journal entry | Whereas no Journal Entry is passed in |
Type | No type | Two types of Stock Split:
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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume II
ISBN: 978-1259066511
14th Canadian Edition
Authors: Larson Kermit, Jensen Tilly
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