
Cash dividends: The amount of cash provided by a corporation out of its distributable profits to its shareholders as a return for the amount invested by them is referred as cash dividends.
Common stock: These are the ordinary shares that a corporation issues to the investors in order to raise funds. In return, the investors receive a share of profit from the profits earned by the corporation.
Preferred stock: The stock that provides a fixed amount of return (dividend) to its stockholder before paying dividends to common stockholders is referred as preferred stock.
Par value: It refers to the value of a stock that is stated by the corporation’s charter. It is also known as face value of a stock.
To journalize: the declaration of the cash dividends of J Company on December 15, 2018.
To journalize: the payment of the cash dividends of J Company on January 4, 2019.

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