Dividends

Dividends manages the declaration and distribution of returns on share capital, defining the dividend rate or pool, the qualifying period and record date, then computing each member's entitlement. It supports paying out in cash or capitalising the dividend into additional shares, and posts the distribution across accounts. This is where the board's approved dividend resolution is executed.

Workflow

Open Shares then Operations then Dividends.
Create a declaration with the rate or pool, period and record date.
Compute entitlements so each eligible holding's dividend is calculated.
Choose cash payout or capitalisation into new shares.
Confirm the declaration to post the distribution and update accounts.

Fields reference

Every field on this screen, drawn from the live data model.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Declaration Date `declaration_date`	Date	Yes	Declaration Date
Rate (%) `rate_pct`	Decimal	Yes	Rate (%)
Share Product `product_id`	Link → mfi.share.product	Yes	Share Product
Company `company_id`	Link → res.company	Yes	Company
Has Message `has_message`	Yes/No	—	Has Message
Reference `name`	Text	—	Reference
Record Date `record_date`	Date	—	Record Date
Total Declared `total_declared`	Money	—	Total Declared
Currency `currency_id`	Link → res.currency	—	Currency
State `state`	Choice: Draft, Approved, Posted, Paid	—	State
Approved By `approved_by_id`	Link → res.users	—	Approved By
Distributions `distribution_ids`	List	—	Distributions
Distribution Count `distribution_count`	Number	—	Distribution Count

Actions & buttons

Buttons available on this screen and what they do:

Compute Distributions
Approve
Post
Mark Paid
Print Warrants

Status lifecycle

Records on this screen move through these statuses:

Draft → Approved → Posted → Paid

Notes & rules

Entitlement is based on qualifying paid-up holdings over the dividend period.
Capitalised dividends create new share allotments instead of cash payouts.
Withholding or tax treatment can be applied per the configured policy.
A declaration is locked once computed to keep the entitlement basis auditable.

Technical model: mfi.share.dividend · Record: MFI Share Dividend