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Non-cash dividends

Produced by a Tolley Personal Tax expert
Personal Tax
Guidance

Non-cash dividends

Produced by a Tolley Personal Tax expert
Personal Tax
Guidance
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Introduction

A dividend is not only a payment in cash. It can be the issue of new shares in exchange for forfeiting the right to a cash payment (a stock dividend). For more on payments in cash, see the Cash dividends guidance note.

The tax treatment of non-cash dividends can be easily overlooked by taxpayers. It is good practice to include a note on this in the initial tax return information request letter or tax return information prompt sheet / checklist.

There are two main types of non-cash dividends: stock dividends and dividends / distributions in specie.

Stock dividends from UK resident companies

In order to maintain cash balances, sometimes a company will offer the shareholder new shares in the company instead of a cash dividend. These shares, received in lieu of cash, are known as ‘stock dividends’ or ‘scrip dividends’.

Calculating the cash equivalent

If an individual accepts new shares in place of the cash dividend, the individual is taxed on the cash equivalent of the shares received. The cash equivalent is usually the cash they would have

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