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Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor

Under the law, distribution of profits or dividends may only be paid to members of a company if there are profits available for that purpose. The Companies Act 2016 requires that the company can only make the distribution to the shareholders out of profit if the company is solvent. Previously, in t...

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Main Author: Mansor, Hariati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UiTM Cawangan Johor 2019
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Profits. Corporate profits
Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42290/1/42290.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.422902021-02-24T08:37:45Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42290/ Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor Mansor, Hariati Profits. Corporate profits Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights Under the law, distribution of profits or dividends may only be paid to members of a company if there are profits available for that purpose. The Companies Act 2016 requires that the company can only make the distribution to the shareholders out of profit if the company is solvent. Previously, in the Companies Act 1965, the company can pay dividends to its shareholders out of its profits and there is no requirement that the company must fulfill the solvency test. The aim of this paper is to look at the new requirement of solvency test and in what circumstances the company can pay out its dividends. It also examines the effects of non-compliance with the solvency requirements and the implications to the company and directors (if any) under the Act. UiTM Cawangan Johor 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42290/1/42290.pdf Mansor, Hariati (2019) Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor. Insight Journal : International, Refereed, Open Access, Online Journal, 5 (14). pp. 117-123. ISSN 2600-8564 https://insightjournal.my/
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topic Profits. Corporate profits
Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights
spellingShingle Profits. Corporate profits
Insolvency and bankruptcy. Creditors' rights
Mansor, Hariati
Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
description Under the law, distribution of profits or dividends may only be paid to members of a company if there are profits available for that purpose. The Companies Act 2016 requires that the company can only make the distribution to the shareholders out of profit if the company is solvent. Previously, in the Companies Act 1965, the company can pay dividends to its shareholders out of its profits and there is no requirement that the company must fulfill the solvency test. The aim of this paper is to look at the new requirement of solvency test and in what circumstances the company can pay out its dividends. It also examines the effects of non-compliance with the solvency requirements and the implications to the company and directors (if any) under the Act.
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title Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
title_short Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
title_full Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
title_fullStr Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the Insolvency Test / Hariati Mansor
title_sort distribution of profits under the companies act 2016: satisfying the insolvency test / hariati mansor
publisher UiTM Cawangan Johor
publishDate 2019
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/42290/1/42290.pdf
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