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Redemption of shares explained

Published in Shares and shareholders on July 25, 2018 by Philip Newman

A company can have different types of shares depending on its capital requirements. All companies will have a type of ordinary share, which are non-redeemable (sometimes referred to as irredeemable) shares with full voting…

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Using capital for a redemption or purchase of own shares

Published in Shares and shareholders on July 25, 2018 by Philip Newman

When a private company wants to complete a share redemption or purchase of own shares it is initially required to use its existing distributable profits or the proceeds of a new issue. In some cases there might not be…

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Share buyback explained

Published in Shares and shareholders on February 19, 2018 by Philip Newman

A buyback of shares is where the company buys some of its own shares from existing shareholders. There are three types of share buyback:…

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Dividend waiver: what you need to know

Published in Shares and shareholders on September 13, 2017 by Peter Platt

You’ve decided to share your profits with your shareholders by issuing a dividend, but what if not everyone wants to take it?…

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Dividend taxation: higher rate and additional rate taxpayers

Published in Shares and shareholders on August 30, 2017 by Philip Newman

Having already looked at the main rules on how dividends are taxed and how those affect basic rate taxpayers. The tax on dividends can be more complex where the dividends become subject to higher rate or additional rate tax. In…

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How are dividends taxed?

Published in Shares and shareholders on August 30, 2017 by Philip Newman

Dividends are the return paid to shareholders from the profits made by a company. Partly because of potential tax advantages, the owners of small companies will often choose to pay themselves a combination of dividends and salary…

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