
n. stock of a private corporation which was issued and then bought back by the corporation or otherwise reacquired by the corporation. Treasury stock held by a corporation earns dividends for the corporation, but the corporation may not cast votes in decision-making the way a regular shareholder would be entitled.
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A treasury stock or reacquired stock is stock which is bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market (`open market` including insiders` holdings). Stock repurchases are used as a tax-efficient method to put cash into shareholders` hands, rather than paying dividends, in jurisdictions that treat...
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• Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company itself.
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Common stock that has been repurchased and is held by the issuing company.
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Stock of the corporation that has been issued and later reacquired. It is not an asset. It is a reduction of stockholders' equity. Treasury stock can be recorded at either its cost or its par value.
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Common stock that has been repurchased by the company and held in the company`s treasury.
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Common stock that has been repurchased by the company and held in the company's treasury.
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It is referred to the stock which was issuesd by the company and then re-acquired by the company itself to reduce the stock in the open maket. These shares do not pay dividends and have no voting rights.In the balance sheet these are reflected as reduced from the actual shareholders equity. In United kingdom, the treasury stock is known as debt sto...
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Issued stock that has subsequently been reacquired by the corporation.
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Securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Stock that has been reacquired by the company that issued it and is available for retirement or resa
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Previously issued stock that has been repurchased by, or donated to, or otherwise reacquired by the issuing firm. Treasury stocks pay no dividends and have no voting privileges.
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Stock of a private corporation that was issued and then bought back or otherwise reacquired by the corporation.
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Is the amount of stock held by a corporation after its issuance. When it is held by the corporation, it is nonvoting and no dividends are paid. These shares may be reissued subsequently for various purposes. At that time, they regain their voting rights and dividend status. These shares may also be permanently retired. See Authorized Shares and Iss...
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[
n] - stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale
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treasury shares noun stock that has been bought back by the issuing corporation and is available for retirement or resale; it is issued but not outstanding; it cannot vote and pays no dividends
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- Stock reacquired by the issuing company. It may be held indefinitely, retired, issued upon exercise of STOCK OPTIONS or resold.
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Treasury stock is the corporation?s shares that were reacquired by the corporation. In other words, treasury stock is common stock that was issued to investors and then repurchased by the corporation.
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