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Capitalize earnings

To transfer amounts from retained earnings to contributed capital through stock dividends. The effect is to decrease retained earning and increase the stock account. Stock dividends also permanently retain the earnings in the corporation by moving it out of the retained earnings account-which is used for dividend payments-and into the contributed capital section of the balance sheet. To reduce the contributed capital, the corporation would declare liquidating dividends 

 

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