are dividends paid on common stock tax deductible?
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No they are not, you must count these as income.  If the stocks are kept in a 401k or ira plan you would not have to count the income.  You may be able to take in stock losses as deductions
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The capital gains are distributed to the shareholders.  You have to pay taxes on your portion, unless its a tax sheltered account, whether you take them in cash or reinvest them.  The Net Asset Value of the mutual fund shares are reduced accordingly.
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Retained earnings are not considered a liability.  \n\nIn accounting, retained earnings or retained profits are profits that have not been paid to a company's shareholders as dividends.\n\nThey are reported in the ownership equity section of a firm's balance sheet. A complete presention of the companies retained earnings position is presented in the Statement of retained earnings.\n\nThe decision of whether a firm should retain profits or disburse them as dividends depends on several factors including: the firm's judgement of its own investment opportunities relative to those available in the market and any difference in tax treatment of dividends paid now and capital gains expected to result from investing.\n\nAssets = Liabilities + Retained Earnings
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Only when sold at a profit.  If you sell at a loss you don't owe any tax on the transaction, and it might reduce your overall taxable income.  It's exponentially more complicated than that because gains and losses are treated differently based on holding period, the different kinds of gains and losses offset each other, some overall losses can reduce taxable income, and if you have too much loss you carry it forward into future years.  Congress ensured millions of dollars will go to tax accountants with that one provision, which is actually a comparatively simple slice of the monstrous tax code.
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The dividends are not taxable income and the loan interest is not deductible.  So no Federal tax reporting at all.
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They last posted a dividend and cap gains distribution on Dec 2, 2005.  It has been 6 months and I think they had another distribution, which lowers the sales price.\n\nEDIT:\nI confirmed on their website that distributions of dividends and capital gains do occur in May and Dec.  If you have your distributions reinvested then it should be a wash for you.  If you have your distributions paid out, then you have the same number of shares at the lower price.
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Typically companies distribute their dividends quarterly.  Their is a date of record when the board of directors announces that the will pay a divident.  Then there is a payment date of the dividend which is usually posted with the date of record in the Wall Street Journal.  That is when the company pays its dividend.  It could be 45 days or more from the date of record.  If you have any questions about the stocks that you own you could call the investor relations people and they should give you a better idea of when and how much you should be receiving.
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no it is not. If it is in your company's name then it is deductible to your company but if it is in --your b/f or g/f name then no it is not tax deductible. Sorry I couldn't give you better news. Good Luck
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Yes you do. if you sold the shares and transfer the income. Also I think if you transfer the shares, as it would be treated as a sale at current market values
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stock sales are taxed. last year it was at your regular tax rate.
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as an individual, it is unfavorable to get a tax deduction on premiums paid since the death benefit will then be taxable once the insured dies.\n\nit is possible through a C Corporation though to carve out a group term life insurance program where the insurance premiums will be 100% deductible to the business.
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Well the PF that is deducted is paid in 2 tranches, check if you got both your tranches also.\n\nYou should ideally get your share + Company share + interest
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Assuming you sell the stock for a gain and you hold the stock in your own name (not an IRA, 401k, etc.), yes you do.  You can't do a like kind exchange as you can with assets like real property.
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Preferred and common stocks are different in two key aspects.\n\nFirst, preferred stockholders have a greater claim to a company's assets and earnings. This is true during the good times when the company has excess cash and decides to distribute money in the form of dividends to its investors. In these instances when distributions are made, preferred stockholders must be paid before common stockholders. However, this claim is most important during times of insolvency when common stockholders are last in line for the company's assets. What this means is that when the company must liquidate and pay all creditors and bondholders, common stockholders will not receive any money until after the preferred shareholders are paid out.\n\nSecond, the dividends of preferred stocks are different from and generally greater than those of common stock. When you buy a preferred stock, you will have an idea of when to expect a dividend because they are paid at regular intervals. This is not necessarily the case for common stock, as the company's board of directors will decide whether or not to pay out a dividend. Because of this characteristic, these stocks typically don't fluctuate as often as a company's common stock and can sometimes be classified as a fixed-income security. Adding to this fixed-income personality is the fact that the dividends are typically guaranteed, meaning that if the company does miss one, it will be required to pay it before any future dividends are paid on any stock.\n\nTo sum up: a good way to think of a preferred stock is as a security with characteristics somewhere in-between a bond and a common stock.
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when you sell the shares- the gain will be either short term or long term depending on how long you held them--short term gains are taxed at ordinary income rates--long term rates at the new 15 % capital gains rate-- the mf co will send you a statement which may show some long term capital gains depending on their portfolio- usually the statement from the mf co will spell it all out, including dividends paid to you during the year- its all very simple-- the only thing you should check is how long you have had the shares- i believe the time period for long term gain is one year- double check that- if you are close to that but not there -consider holding the shares to get the very low 15 % long term capital gains tax rate- it is worth waiting for-- i am a retired CPA & CFP__good luck to you--by the way- you can also call the mf co for explanation and some advise free of charge !!
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If you are referring to stocks, many companies issue dividends quarterly.
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When you sell the ETFs after a year, you get LTCG treatment.  When you get a distribution from your holdings (without selling), usually most of it is qualified dividends if the distribution mostly comes from dividends from stocks rather than REITs or interests.  Your 1099-B will tell you how much of each distribution is qualified dividends.  Non-qualified dividends are taxed at ordinary income rate.