Which of these is not a part of equity? Group of answer choices 1.General reserve. 2.Retained earnings. 3.Contributed equity. 4.Dividends payable.

The answer is:

4. Dividends payable.

Dividends payable is not a part of equity. Dividends payable represents the amount of dividends declared by a company that have not yet been paid to shareholders. It is a liability because it represents an obligation of the company to distribute the dividends to the shareholders.

Equity, on the other hand, represents the ownership interest in a company. It includes contributed equity, which is the amount of capital contributed by shareholders, general reserve, which is a reserve created from profits for various purposes, and retained earnings, which are the accumulated profits of the company that have not been distributed as dividends.

Therefore, option 4 is the correct answer.