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A surplus account is the accumulation of undivided profits.

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What do you do with a escrow account that has a surplus?

A simple escrow account that has a surplus at the end of year has the surplus carried over. Many times, the payment to the account is reduced to make the account even again.


Why is a current account surplus equivalent to foreign investment?

A country where income is greater than spending, has saving greater than investment, and a current account surplus. The excess of income over spending must be balanced by foreign investment, so there will be a financial account deficit to match the current account surplus.


What does surplus mean within a business?

Surplus mean excess in business. A business can have a surplus of product in its inventory, which isn't good for revenues.


What does a nation have when it spends less then its income?

A surplus on the current account of its balance of payments (and a matching deficit on the capital account). These are not to be confused with fiscal surplus or budgetary surplus since they are concerned with only Government expenditure and Income. And the correct word is "than" not "then".


What does Supls mean?

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What is realisation account?

When company goes to liquidation process then realization account is created which is a temporary account and all assets and lialibilities are realized through this account and after realization there may be surplus or defeciancy in realization account.


What does surplus merchandise mean?

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Why balance of payment is always balanced?

balance of payments consists two accounts namely current account and capital account. The current account deals with import of visible and invisible items and unilateral transfers. a surplus in this accounts makes a country's BOP a surplus and a deficit in this accounts indicates that the country's BOP is deficit. The capital account indicates the capital movements of that country with other countries. it also shows the countries gold and other reserves. a surplus and a deficit in the current accounts increases and decreases the reserve and so the balance of payments is equalised always. so when we say that BOP is deficit we mean only the current account in the BOP. because BOP will always be equalised.


Why can't all the balance of payments accounts be in surplus?

The balance of payments accounts cannot be in surplus because there is always a balance in economics. For example, if you used cash assets to purchase equipment, the equipment account will increase but the cash assets account will decrease.


What is new surplus mean?

OK, first of all, "What is new surplus mean?" is not English. You gotta say, "What does new surplus mean?" Anyway, the definition is like the item is unused, looks good, but was bought from others. Therefore, it may not work perfectly, and the certificate is not available. I you.


What does surplus mean in ancient times?

It meant the same as it means now. A surplus is when you have more of something than you need.


What is shareholder's surplus?

Capital surplus is a term that frequently appears as a balance sheet item as a component of shareholders' equity. Capital surplus is used to account for that amount which a firm raises in excess of the par value (nominal value) of the shares (common stock).