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Stock investors make money in two ways. Ideally, the share price of the stocks they own goes up, giving them a profit when they sell. Some stocks also pay dividends to shareholders at regular intervals, giving them income that they can either reinvest in the stock or use for other purposes.
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Stock investors make money in two ways. Ideally, the share price of the stocks they own goes up, giving them a profit when they sell. Some stocks also pay dividends to shareholders at regular intervals, giving them income that they can either reinvest in the stock or use for other purposes.
Depending on the type of account that holds your dividend-paying stocks, you might pay taxes on your dividend income. Below, we’ll go into the details on how that income gets taxed and some of the preferential tax treatment that’s often available for dividends.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
1 to Rule 144, including changes related to the filing of Form 144.
2 The proposed amendments also include a minor change to Forms 4 and 5. These proposed amendments will be subject to a 60-day comment period after they are published in the Federal Register, which has not happened as of the date of this alert. This alert summarizes the key aspects of the proposed changes.
Proposed Amendment to Rule 144
The Holding Period for Securities Acquired Upon Conversion or Exchange of Certain Market-Adjustable Securities Issued by Unlisted Issuers Would Not Begin Until Conversion or Exchange.
Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), requires the registration of all offers and sales of securities in interstate commerce or by use of U.S. mail. Section 5, however, eliminates the registration requirement if an applicable exemption is available. One such exemption is set forth in Section 4(a)(1) of the Securities Act,
On 22 December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) proposed various amendments
1 to Rule 144, including changes related to the filing of Form 144.
2 The proposed amendments also include a minor change to Forms 4 and 5. These proposed amendments will be subject to a 60-day comment period after they are published in the Federal Register, which has not happened as of the date of this alert. This alert summarizes the key aspects of the proposed changes.
Proposed Amendment to Rule 144
The Holding Period for Securities Acquired Upon Conversion or Exchange of Certain Market-Adjustable Securities Issued by Unlisted Issuers Would Not Begin Until Conversion or Exchange.