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Exit cash · 06

Exit cash: sale, reduction, liquidation

Exit cash follows a corporate event. It is not a routine dividend pack.

First job Name the corporate event before treating leftover cash as an ordinary remittance.

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Key considerations

  1. Is this a sale, a capital reduction, or a liquidation residual?
  2. Has the tax clearance for that event been identified?
  3. Which bank must remit the leftover?

Decision map

Keep the question bounded.

  1. Name the eventDeal, reduction or liquidation.
  2. Tax overlayClearance questions live on the tax hub.
  3. Then FXThe residual remittance pack.

Timeline

Sequence and clocks that change the next action.

  1. Corporate closeThe event that creates the residual.
  2. Tax fileCertificates the bank will ask for.
  3. RemittanceThe leftover cash movement.

Curated resources

Open the asset that matches this job.

Helpful to prepare

Facts that make the next conversation clearer.

These items are orientation aids, not a legal requirement list.

  1. Corporate event in one sentence
  2. Whether tax clearance is already in view
  3. Receiving overseas entity

Local context

Add the city when the bank’s practice changes.

Onboarding packs and SAFE handling vary by bank and city after the national FX route is identified.

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Editorial policy · Last reviewed August 2026 · Banking, FX & Capital Controls