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Why does a stock dividend require a formal journal entry in the financial accounting records when a stock split does not?

Why does a stock dividend require a formal journal entry in the financial accounting records when a stock split does not?
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Why does a stock dividend require a formal journal entry in the financial accounting records when a stock split does not?

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A stock split will not change the general ledger account balances and ... equity remains the same, astock dividend requires a journal entry to transfer an amount ...
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