Gosselin Incorporated had 45,000, $2.50 preferred shares issued. It did not pay a dividend to the preferred

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Gosselin Incorporated had 45,000, $2.50 preferred shares issued. It did not pay a dividend to the preferred shareholders in 2013 and 2014.

(a) What are the dividends in arrears, if any, at December 31, 2014, if the shares are cumulative and if they are noncumulative?

(b) How are dividends in arrears re- ported in the financial statements?

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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Principles Of Financial Accounting

ISBN: 9781118757147

1st Canadian Edition

Authors: Jerry J. Weygandt, Michael J. Atkins, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Valerie Ann Kinnear, Barbara Trenholm, Joan E. Barlow

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