Corporation issuing property dividends

Property dividends, although rare, are occasionally distributed by corporations. As you know from the chapter, a property dividend is a distribution of the corporation’s assets other than cash. Given that dividends are taxable to shareholders, would you rather receive a cash dividend or a property dividend?

What are the ethical implications of a corporation issuing property dividends?

Using the SEC’s EDGAR database (www.sec.gov/edgar) find the following for five corporations:

A. Common and preferred stock the corporation is authorized to issue.

B. The par value of each class of stock.

C. The number of shares authorized, issued, and outstanding of each class of stock.

D. The amount of contributed capital.

E. The amount of reinvested earnings.

F. The number and dollar value of treasury shares held by the corporation.

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