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Question
Justify the following statement.
Approval of members is not needed for Interim Dividend.
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Solution
- A dividend declared by the Board of Directors between two AGMs is called an Interim Dividend.
- The interim dividend is paid in the middle of the accounting year i.e. before the finalisation of annual accounts for the year.
- Articles of Association of the company must authorize the Board of Directors to declare Interim Dividend.
- The Board Meeting has to pass a resolution for declaring the Interim Dividend.
- Thus, the approval of members is not needed for the interim dividend.
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