If an investor company owns between 20% and 50% of the common stock of another business, cash dividends received from the investee company are generally recorded by the investor company by:

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When an investor owns between 20% and 50% of another company's stock, it typically uses the equity method of accounting. Under this method, cash dividends received are recorded as a reduction in the investment account, not as dividend revenue.

If an Investor Company Owns Between 20% and 50% of the Common