To trigger transfer to the Unpaid Dividend Account, a dividend must stay unpaid or unclaimed for
Athirty days
Btwenty-one days
Cseven days
Dfifteen days
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. thirty days
Section 124(1) applies when declared dividend has not been paid or claimed within thirty days of declaration.
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