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How much dividend can I take?

It is important to understand that there is a difference between what has been voted and a dividend paid. Voting a dividend sets up an amount that is owed to the shareholders and given that not all dividends that get voted are paid immediately, the answer to the question is that you can take the amount of unpaid dividends.

Of course for most small business owners this begs the question ‘How much dividend can I vote?’.