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can a company stop paying dividends?
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dividends are supposed to be paid from company profits (in the current or previous financial years), there are nuances around what profits mean from country to country, but the link is the uk definition from the hmrc. profits from previous financial years are commonly called retained earnings. there are a few items around this
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