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How are the statements of retained earnings & the balance sheet related?

 a. Debts paid off in the current period are detailed in the Statement of RE

 b. Statement of RE is a detailed analysis of the equity section and the change in it from the prior reported period

 c. Cash from the balance sheet is transferred to the Statement of RE

 d. They are not linked directly   

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Question added by حسين محمد ياسين , Finance Manager , مؤسسة عبد الماجد محمد العمر للمقاولات العامة
Date Posted: 2016/02/02
georgei assi
by georgei assi , مدير حسابات , المجموعة السورية

Retained stage carrying balances within equity balances and profits not required to be liquid funds and against which it can not be compared to loans

The correct answer is b

abdulaziz khorshid
by abdulaziz khorshid , CREDIT MANAGER , RASHED ABDUL RAHMAN ALRASHED

b is the correct answer ...............

هيثم ناجى
by هيثم ناجى , محاسب اول , الفيوم لصناعة السكر

the second option is correct b

Statement of RE is a detailed analysis of the equity section and the change in it from the prior reported period

This is a tricky one - I will go with the most correct = C. (although B is a 'true statement' this is the function of the RE and not how the BS and the RE are related)

 

Alaa zaki
by Alaa zaki , مدير مالى , جسمي والعصفور لمقاولات البناء

B>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Mahmoud Hamid
by Mahmoud Hamid , Finance Manager , Corp. Fin.

Statement of retained earnings shows a detailed description of the equity and all its accumulated changes 

 

Anas Touqan
by Anas Touqan , مدير قسم المحاسبة , شركة التكامل الغذائي للتجارة والتسويق

Statement of RE is a detailed analysis of the equity section and the change in it from the prior reported period ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 

Gabr Yassen
by Gabr Yassen , محاسب مالي , كايرو تريد

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  b. Statement of RE is a detailed analysis of the equity section and the change in it from the prior reported period

 

Ahmed Alkhateb
by Ahmed Alkhateb , Independent Accounting , Self employed

Option B is the correct answer 

Muhammad Mujtaba Shafique
by Muhammad Mujtaba Shafique , RJ , Dream Fm106

Retained earnings appear on a organization's stability sheet and might additionally be listed on its earnings assertion. Retained earnings can also be published as a separate financial declaration.

 

The declaration of retained earnings is one of the economic statements that any publicly traded enterprise is needed to submit on as a minimum an annual foundation. Retained income are essentially a organization's bottom line net income. They constitute the organisation's the rest of earnings that are not paid out in dividends however are retained with the aid of the corporation to repay current debt or to be reinvested into organization growth.

 

From time to time called retained surplus, the calculation of retained earnings provides internet profits to beginning retained income after which subtracts all dividends that must be paid out to shareholders. The system for retained income is as follows:

 

Retained profits = starting retained income + net profits - Dividends

 

If a employer has a internet loss for the accounting period, a determine extra than the initial retained earnings, a organization's retained profits statement indicates a terrible balance or deficit.

 

The retained income declaration delineates adjustments within the profits of a enterprise over a given time period, which can be as regularly as each three months, however must be produced at least once each twelve months. This monetary assertion exhibits the excess, or retained profit, between accounting periods. The retained profits statement also well-knownshows capital inflows and outflows.

 

Retained profits are an crucial parent for buyers and analysts in evaluating a employer. Typically, organizations use retained profits to make investments again into unique areas where increase opportunities appear maximum promising. Buyers prefer to see regular, year-to- months increase in a corporation's retained earnings. Most magnificent to traders is a enterprise that is able to regularly growth dividend payouts and nevertheless display consistent growth in its retained earnings figure.

مقبول محمد جلال علي
by مقبول محمد جلال علي , General Accountant , شركة جودت للمقاولات

B ...............................

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