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Review dividends and start a declaration

Find dividend records and inspect the first declaration step.

1 min read Updated Wed 9 Sep 2026 For accountants and business owners Premium plan

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Open Dividends to review the company's declarations. Use an existing record to inspect its details when declarations are present.

Dividends heading and Declare a dividend action
Dividends heading and Declare a dividend action

Inspect a new declaration

  1. Select Declare a dividend if you have create access.
  2. Review the first step, What kind of dividend, and from which year's profit?
  3. Check the Interim or Final selection, profit year, declaration date and payment date before continuing.
First dividend declaration step showing Interim and Final choices, profit year and dates
First dividend declaration step showing Interim and Final choices, profit year and dates

The first step is preparation. Opening it and reading the distributable-profit preview do not declare, pay or post a dividend. Review the remaining declaration steps and the company's accounting position before any final submission. An amendment is a separate permission-gated workflow.

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