This article throws light upon the top ten types of reserves created by companies. The types are: 1. General Reserve 2. Specific Reserve 3. Revenue Reserve 4. Capital Reserves 5. Valuation or Assets Reserves 6. Proprietary Reserves 7. Liability Reserves 8. Funded Reserves 9. Sinking Fund Reserves 10. Secret Reserves. Type # 1. General Reserve: A general reserve is that [...]
This article throws light upon the top eight sources of surplus. The sources are: 1. Earned Surplus 2. Capital Surplus 3. Surplus from Unrealised Appreciation of Assets 4. Surplus from Realised Appreciation of Assets 5. Surplus from Mergers, Consolidations and Reorganisations 6. Surplus from Reduction of Share Capital 7. Surplus from Secret Reserves 8. Paid-in-surplus. Source # 1. Earned Surplus: [...]
This article throws light upon the top thirteen determinants of dividend policy. The determinants are: 1. Legal Restrictions 2. Magnitude and Trend of Earnings 3. Desire and Type of Shareholders 4. Nature of Industry 5. Age of the Company 6. Future Financial Requirements 7. Government's Economic Policy 8. Taxation Policy 9. Inflation 10. Control Objectives and Others. Determinant # 1. [...]