Which of the following are correct statements concerning corporate dividends?   a. Dividends are legal liability of a corporation to its shareholders   b. Dividends paid by a corporation to another corporation receive preferential tax treatment (minimum 70% exclusion from taxable income)   c. Dividends are generally paid to the shareholders before the payment of interests to the bondholders   d. Dividends payments are considered tax deductible expense while interest payments are not

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Which of the following are correct statements concerning corporate dividends?

  a.

Dividends are legal liability of a corporation to its shareholders

  b.

Dividends paid by a corporation to another corporation receive preferential tax treatment (minimum 70% exclusion from taxable income)

  c.

Dividends are generally paid to the shareholders before the payment of interests to the bondholders

  d.

Dividends payments are considered tax deductible expense while interest payments are not

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