owners equity
Yes, since this account (Retained Earnings) is a credit account and an uppropriate retained earnings account is simply a non-restricted account which is Retained Earnings !!! Even the restricted/ appropriate retained earnings are credited.
There are no accounts listed. Therefore, it is hard to determine which account is not a subdivision of retained earnings. Expenses are not a subdivision of retained earnings.
Ten million dollars until 2011
Permanant
When you close the accounts, it totals into retained earnings, so in turn, it is essentially retained earnings.
Retained earnings can become negative, creating a deficit. The retained earnings general ledger account is adjusted every time a journal entry is made to an expense or income account.
The retained earnings account usually carries a credit balance.
No. A company with cumulative losses will have negative retained earnings, or a cumulative loss.
Prior period adjustments are reported as an adjustment to the retained earnings account in the statement of retained earnings. This is done to correct errors in the financial statements that occurred in previous periods.
yes
Sales is generally considered "Revenue" or "Income" and therefore are an Owners Equity Account. Sales affect Retained Earnings and Retained Earnings affects Owners Equity.
Dividend is a temporary account at it is closed the retained earnings account at the end of fiscal year.