Question
What is dividend equalisation reserve?

Answer

Dividend equalisation reserve: Such a reserve is created to maintain steady rate of dividend. In the years in which the profits are sufficient, a part of the profit is transferred to such reserve and it is utilised to keep the dividend up in the year in which the profits are insufficient.

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