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Retained Earnings are the accumulated profits and losses of a company over time (less any dividends or distributions to stockholders). At the end of each fiscal year, the income and expense accounts are zeroed out and the net profit or loss for the year is posted to Retained Earnings. So if a company made $10,000 Net Income per year for it's first three years (and paid no dividends), at the end of year three, Retained Earnings would be $30,000.

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