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Local News - Local News - December 20, 2012
Spokane-area public companies' special dividends hit at year-end
Moves could lessen shareholders' tax burdens

By Linn Parish
Of the Journal of Business

In light of uncertainty over what will happen to federal tax rates in 2013, at least a couple of the Inland Northwest's large publicly-traded companies have issued special dividends as this year comes to a close.

These companies are following a national trend in which publicly traded corporations are issuing a record number of special dividends.

Howard Silverblatt, an S&P Dow Jones indices senior index analyst, reported on Dec. 13 that extra dividends this month were...


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