Step 1: Company pays T/A Step 2: T/A pays brokerages
Not what you are saying:
Step 1: T/A pays brokerages Step 2: T/A sends Company a bill for dividend
... if the latter were the case, I don't think there would be any way for the brokerages to remove the divi from investor's accounts... it just doesn't make sense...
From your quote from Vivina, it is obvious she was describing the former.
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