Amendments to the Commercial Companies Code: the reimbursement of the pre-payments for the shareholders by virtue of predicted dividend

06.03.2019 r.

Amendments to the Commercial Companies Code: the reimbursement of the pre-payments for the shareholders by virtue of predicted dividend

On 1^st March 2019, the amendment provided for in the Act of 9 November 2018 amending certain acts in order to introduce simplifications for entrepreneurs in the tax and economic law entered into force. Based on the above-mentioned law, into the Commercial Companies Code has been added new Article 195 § 1¹.

In accordance with the new regulations, if in a particular financial year an advance payment towards the expected dividend was paid to shareholders and the company recorded a loss or made a profit in the amount lower than the advance payments, the shareholders return the advance payments in:

1. completely – in the case of recording a loss, or
2. part corresponding to the amount exceeding the profit attributable to the shareholder for a given financial year – if the profit is lower than the advance payments on account of the expected dividend.

Regarding to Joint Stock Company, the legislator has refrained from making any changes in above-mentioned area.

 

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