Special Dividends

You may arrange a special dividend payout from your company or a subsidiary with a controlling interest of at least 75%.

To do so, access the Special Dividend page from Financial Actions menu (hotkey: F11).

Unlike annual dividends, Special Dividends are not limited by your company’s profit. The maximum amount of special dividends you can pay is the smaller value of 1) the company’s cash and 2) its retained earnings.

(The retained earnings are the accumulative net earnings of a company. You can view it on the Balance Sheet at the Corporate Details screen.)

There is no limit to the number of times that your company can pay out special dividends in a year, as long as its cash and retained earnings permit.