{"id":18040,"date":"2021-10-24T00:38:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T19:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/?p=18040"},"modified":"2022-02-04T01:33:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:03:34","slug":"interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Interim Dividend as per Companies Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8b74569da7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8b74569da7\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Interim_Dividend_as_per_Companies_Act\" title=\"Interim Dividend as per Companies Act\">Interim Dividend as per Companies Act<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3'><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Brief_Introduction\" title=\"Brief Introduction\">Brief Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Features_of_Interim_Dividend\" title=\"Features of Interim Dividend\">Features of Interim Dividend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Sources_of_Payment_of_Interim_Dividend\" title=\"Sources of Payment of Interim Dividend\">Sources of Payment of Interim Dividend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Situation_under_which_dividend_is_not_required_to_be_paid\" title=\"Situation under which dividend is not required to be paid\">Situation under which dividend is not required to be paid<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Key_Considerations_on_Interim_Dividend\" title=\"Key Considerations on Interim Dividend\">Key Considerations on Interim Dividend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Difference_between_Interim_and_Final_Dividend\" title=\"Difference between Interim and Final Dividend\">Difference between Interim and Final Dividend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Procedure_of_Declaration_Payment_on_Interim_Dividend\" title=\"Procedure of Declaration &amp; Payment on Interim Dividend\">Procedure of Declaration &amp; Payment on Interim Dividend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/interim-dividend-as-per-companies-act\/#Section_127_Punishment_For_Failure_To_Distribute_Dividends\" title=\"Section 127 : Punishment For Failure To Distribute Dividends\">Section 127 : Punishment For Failure To Distribute Dividends<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18050\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend..-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend..\" width=\"870\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend..-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend..-768x364.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend..-800x380.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/All-you-need-to-know-about-Process-of-Interim-Dividend...jpg 902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interim_Dividend_as_per_Companies_Act\"><\/span><strong>Interim Dividend as per Companies Act<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brief_Introduction\"><\/span><strong>Brief Introduction<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In accordance with the Secretarial Standards, being issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Interim Dividend has been defined as the dividend which is declared by the Board of Directors.<\/li>\n<li>Such amount of dividend\u00a0is declared and paid between two Annual General Meetings. Before declaration and payment of Interim Dividend,\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0advisable\u00a0to require\u00a0an opinion of Company\u2019s Auditor as Interim Dividend is paid before Final Accounts of\u00a0the corporate\u00a0is ready\u00a0and finalized.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike Final Dividend, Interim Dividend\u00a0may be\u00a0paid multiple times\u00a0in an exceedingly\u00a0year. Most of the companies tends to follow a practice of paying interim dividends on a quarterly or half-yearly basis.<\/li>\n<li>Rate of Interim Dividend is usually less than that of final Dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Board of directors have the authority to declare and pay Interim Dividend but on\u00a0the opposite\u00a0hand Shareholders of\u00a0the corporate\u00a0have\u00a0the facility\u00a0to revoke\u00a0the choice\u00a0of the Board and hence, refuse for the payment of Interim Dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Interim Dividend\u00a0is typically\u00a0declared by the Board of Directors when\u00a0the corporate\u00a0has sufficient earnings\u00a0on top of\u00a0expected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Features_of_Interim_Dividend\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Features of Interim Dividend<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18044\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Interim-Dividend-as-per-Companies-Act.png\" alt=\"Interim Dividend as per Companies Act\" width=\"863\" height=\"543\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Interim Dividend Features are mention below :-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Declaration by the Board-<\/strong> Under the Companies Act, 2013, the authority for declaration and payment of Interim Dividend has been vested only with the BOD&#8217;s (Board of Directors) and hence, there is no interference of shareholders in the same.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Articles shall authorize-<\/strong> AOA(Articles of Association) of the corporate shall authorize Board for declaration of Interim Dividend. If Articles don&#8217;t authorize then, it must get altered before declaration of same.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pass Board Resolution-<\/strong> BOD shall pass Board Resolution within the committee meeting convened to declare Interim Dividend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Reserves-<\/strong> Interim Dividend can&#8217;t be paid out of Free Reserves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide Depreciation-<\/strong> Before declaring Interim Dividend,\u00a0the corporate\u00a0shall provide depreciation for full year not for partial\/proportionate year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time Period-<\/strong> Amount of such dividend shall be paid to respective shareholders, within 30 days from the date of declaration of dividend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer to Unpaid Dividend Account-<\/strong> In case dividend remains unclaimed or unpaid within seven days of expiry of thirty days of declaration, then such amount shall be transferred to \u201cUnpaid Dividend Account\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer to IEPF-<\/strong> Any amount of dividend remains unclaimed for a continuous period of seven years, the same shall be transferred to Investor Education and Protection fund.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Separate Bank Account-<\/strong> Within 5 days of declaration of Dividend, Amount to be distributed as a Dividend shall be transferred to a separate bank account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also Read : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/income-tax-treatment-of-a-companys-dividend\/\">income tax treatment of a company&#8217;s dividend<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sources_of_Payment_of_Interim_Dividend\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Sources of Payment of Interim Dividend<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18047\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sources-of-Dividend.-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Sources-of-Dividend.\" width=\"814\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sources-of-Dividend.-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sources-of-Dividend..jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The amount of Interim Dividend be paid from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Surplus in profit and loss account.<\/li>\n<li>Out of Profit of current financial year that such Interim Dividend is paid.<\/li>\n<li>Profit generated\u00a0within the\u00a0year\u00a0preceding the Quarter\u00a0during which\u00a0such Dividend\u00a0is asserted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is commonly seen that the amount of Interim Dividend is paid out of retained earnings, which, to some extent, consists of undistributed profits of previous financial years.<\/p>\n<p>Till the tip of the quarter immediately preceding the date of declaration of Interim Dividend if the corporate has incurred loss, then the rate of dividend on such shares shall not be on top of the average rate of dividend during the immediately preceding three years.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Situation_under_which_dividend_is_not_required_to_be_paid\"><\/span>Situation under which dividend is not required to be paid<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18041\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4-300x229.png\" alt=\"Circumstances under which dividend is not required to be paid\" width=\"840\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/image-4.png 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Considerations_on_Interim_Dividend\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Key Considerations on Interim Dividend<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Some of the basic key points, which the Board of Directors must consider are &#8211;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Depreciation of whole year<\/li>\n<li>Tax including deferred tax of the corporate of whole year<\/li>\n<li>Losses which are anticipated for year<\/li>\n<li>Fixed rate of Dividend that&#8217;s required to be paid on preference shares<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Difference_between_Interim_and_Final_Dividend\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/learn\/complete-overview-on-interim-and-final-dividend.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Difference between Interim and Final Dividend<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\"><strong>Interim Dividend<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\"><strong>Final Dividend<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><strong>1.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\">when Declared and paid by the Board of Directors of the company.<\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\">Recommended by Board of Directors but declared by the Shareholders.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><strong>2.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\">Declared before the closure of Financial Year.<\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\">Declared in the Annual General Meeting at the end of the Year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><strong>3.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\">In this case Declared before the preparation of final accounts.<\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\">In this case Declared after preparation of final accounts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><strong>4.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\">Authorization of Articles of Association is required.<\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\">No such authorization is required in the Articles of Association.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\"><strong>5.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"49%\">Board Resolution be passed in the Board Meeting for the payment of Interim Dividend.<\/td>\n<td width=\"46%\">At the AGM of the company, Ordinary Resolution shall be passed for declaring Final Dividend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Procedure_of_Declaration_Payment_on_Interim_Dividend\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Procedure of Declaration &amp; Payment on Interim Dividend<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The procedure that&#8217;s required to be follow for the declaration &amp; payment of dividend are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At least 7 days\u2019 notice of committee meeting shall be issued to every and each director of the corporate to call a committee meeting for a purpose of declaration of Interim Dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Board meeting shall be convened, and consideration of all matters\u00a0associated with\u00a0payment of Interim Dividend shall\u00a0happen\u00a0and it also includes:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">o Ascertainment\u00a0of financial\u00a0position of\u00a0the corporate<br \/>\no Amount of dividend to be declared<br \/>\no Fixation of record date<br \/>\no Opening of\u00a0bank account\u00a0for\u00a0the aim\u00a0of transferring dividend<br \/>\no Printing &amp; granting authority for signing dividend warrants<br \/>\no Pass Board Resolution for declaration and payment of Dividend.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After passing Board resolution, separate\u00a0bank account\u00a0must\u00a0be opened with the scheduled bank.<\/li>\n<li>Deposit\u00a0the amount\u00a0of Dividend payable\u00a0therein\u00a0account within five working days of declaration of such dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Dividend be paid to the respective shareholders, within 30 days from the date of declaration of said dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Where the amount of dividend remains unclaimed or unpaid, the same shall be transferred to a \u201cUnpaid Dividend Account\u201d and such transfer be made within 7 days from the expiration of thirty days from the date of declaration of such dividend.<\/li>\n<li>Within a period of ninety days\u00a0of constructing\u00a0any transfer in \u201cUnpaid Dividend Account\u201d,\u00a0the corporate\u00a0shall prepare\u00a0an announcement\u00a0containing names, address, etc and place it on\u00a0a website, if any<\/li>\n<li>In case the a person desires to assert his amount of dividend from Unpaid Dividend account, then such person should apply in Form IEPF-5 to the corporate.<\/li>\n<li>Also, where any amount remains unclaimed in the \u201cUnpaid Dividend Account\u201d for a continuous period of 7 years, the said amount of unclaimed dividend be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_127_Punishment_For_Failure_To_Distribute_Dividends\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Section 127 : Punishment For Failure To Distribute Dividends<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18049\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Failure-To-Distribute-Dividends.-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Failure-To-Distribute-Dividends.\" width=\"804\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Failure-To-Distribute-Dividends.-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Failure-To-Distribute-Dividends..jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wrapping up on Dividend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18052\" src=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dividend-Decision.-300x257.png\" alt=\"Dividend-Decision.\" width=\"812\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dividend-Decision.-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dividend-Decision.-768x657.png 768w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dividend-Decision.-800x685.png 800w, https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dividend-Decision..png 952w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is important to note that no dividend shall be paid only in cash; nevertheless, dividends payable in cash may also be paid to the shareholder who is entitled to a dividend by cheque, warrant, or electronic communication.<\/li>\n<li>Interim Dividend is the amount of dividend, being declared by the Board of Directors before the finalisation of Annual accounts.<\/li>\n<li>this is also considered as debt of the corporate, that after declared it cannot be revoked.<\/li>\n<li>Board of directors shall analyse the financial position of the corporate before declaring any variety of Interim Dividend and such dividend shall be paid out of surplus in profit and loss account of the corporate.<\/li>\n<li>Rate of Interim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caindelhiindia.com\/blog\/income-tax-treatment-of-a-companys-dividend\/\">Dividend<\/a> is mostly lower as compared to the rate of final Dividend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interim Dividend as per Companies Act Brief Introduction In accordance with the Secretarial Standards, being issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Interim Dividend has been defined as the dividend which is declared by the Board of Directors. Such amount of dividend\u00a0is declared and paid between two Annual General Meetings. Before declaration and &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[10056],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18040"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18060,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18040\/revisions\/18060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carajput.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}