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What part of the elements of financial statements does retained earnings belong to?
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What items might be in the financial statements but not actually on the balance sheet income statement statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows?
Since the notes to the financial statements form part of the financial statements and are a component of financial statements, certain disclosures found in the notes may not be found in the balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows.
3 In developing of the proforma financial statements the last step in the process is the development of the?
statement of retained earnings
What are the interrelationships that are important to understand when preparing financial statements?
The net income from the income statement is used in the retained earnings statement.
What are the four financial statements explain their basic content and why it is important that the statements are prepared?
balance sheet,income statement,cash flow statement,retained earnings
Which financial statement summarizes the changes in retained earnings?
Stetement of retained earnings summarizes the changes occured in retained earnings from opening balance to closing balance.
Which type of financial statement includes information about retained earnings and dividends?
A retained earnings statement contains information about retained earnings and dividends. Some companies also refer to this a profit and loss statement.
What four general-purpose Financial Statements do business enterprises use?
If I remember this correctly these are Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement Statement of Retained Earnings Balance Sheet
What will you find on a income statement and balance sheet?
Current period profit or loss is shown on both financial statements - at the bottom of the Income Statement and in the Retained Earnings section of the Balance Sheet.
What is the difference between retained earnings and retained profit?
Retained profits are profits of that particular financial year (After taken into account of dividends payouts, transfer to reserves and etc) without adding profits from the previous year. When Retained profit of the current year is transferred to the balance sheet after adding previous year profits, it is called retained earnings.(Retained profit + Retained earnings b/d = Retained earnings c/d).
How can you find the previous year retained earnings?
Answer:The most recent balance sheet will show end of year retained earnings. It is common (for comparison purposes) to also include the balance sheet of the previous year. Here you can find the end of previous year retained earnings. In addition, the footnotes contain additional detailed information on key accounting policies and various statements. One of these statements will show the changes in equity, including retained earnings. The beginning of year balance of retained earnings in this statement will be the same as the ending balance included on the balance sheet of the previous year.
What are the 5 financial statements in accounting?
Balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, statement of ahareholder's equity and statement of comprehensive income, which is often incorporated into the income statement but is a separate reporting requirement for SEC filings
Where does dividends belong in the elements of financial statements?
Dividends are subtracted from retained earnings at the end of the period. Dividend is a distribution of profit to the shareholders. Net income is either retained within the firm (used to fund growth), or paid out as a dividend. Retained earnings (profits that are retained) increases with net income, and decreases with dividends. Dividends is therefore included on the statement of retained earnings (the actual name of the statement may differ, for example it may be called 'movements in equity'). There may be a liability 'dividends payable' on the balance sheet. This is the unpaid portion (still payable) of the dividends at year's end. It is not safe to assume this equals total dividends (as some portion could already been paid).
