Securities Premium cannot be used : |
to issue fully paid bonus shares to write-off preliminary expenses of the company. to pay premium on the redemption of preference shares or debentures of the company. to pay dividend to the shareholders of the company |
to pay dividend to the shareholders of the company |
The correct answer is option (4) : to pay dividend to the shareholders of the company. The premium amount is credited to a separate account called ‘Securities Premium Account’ and is shown under the title ‘Equity and Liabilities’ of the company’s balance sheet under the head ‘Reserves and Surpluses’. It can be used only for the following five purposes: |