Accounting for IGCSE & O level - The Fundamentals Of Accounting (Section 2 - No. 16)

What is the impact on the accounting equation when a business declares and pays a cash dividend?
Assets increase, equity increases
Assets decrease, equity decreases
Assets increase, equity decreases
Assets decrease, equity increases

Explanation

Assets (Cash) decrease, and equity (Retained Earnings) decrease.

Comments (0)

Advertisement