Organizations summarize their goals and objectives in mission and vision statements. Both of these serve different purposes for a company but are often confused with each other. While a mission statement describes what a company wants to do now, a vision statement outlines what a company wants to be in the future.
A dividend is generally considered to be a cash payment issued to the holders of company stock. However, there are several types of dividends, some of which do not involve the payment of cash to shareholders.These dividend types are: 1  Cash dividend.2  The cash dividend is by far the most common of the dividend types used. 3  On the date of declaration, the board of directors resolves to pay a certain dividend amount in cash to those investors holding the company's stock on a specific date. dividend is generally considered to be a cash payment issued to the holders of company stock. However, there are several types of dividends, some of which do not involve the payment of cash to shareholders. These dividend types are:
1 For investors with personal income tax brackets of 25% or higher, they will pay a 15% dividend tax on their qualified dividends. 2  For investors in a lower income tax bracket, they will pay a 5% dividend tax. 3  Qualified dividends must be paid between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2010.