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The major segment of the statement of retained earnings for a period are?

a. Dividends declared, prior period adjustments and changes due to treasury stock transactions b. Before tax income or loss and dividends paid or declared. c. Prior period adjustments,before tax income or loss , income tax and dividends paid. d.Net income or loss, prior period adjustments, and dividends paid or declared.

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Question added by SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR , Business finance officer , Emirates Airline
Date Posted: 2014/04/03
Anayatullah Tahir
by Anayatullah Tahir , Finance Manager , Etqan Projects

d.Net income or loss, prior period adjustments, and dividends paid or declared.

C S Raghunandan Chikkaballapur Rao
by C S Raghunandan Chikkaballapur Rao , Freelancer : , Presently Working for : Brindavan Agencies,Kreations and Sreevamsa sales Organisation.

Retained earnings : Earnings left out after making all extra ordinary adjustments and it is available for distribution among share holders.Hence the answer is :

 

 d.Net income or loss, prior period adjustments, and dividends paid or declared.

Abdul Hameed Khan
by Abdul Hameed Khan , DGM Project Finance , KSEW

D is correct

A is incorrect because Declared dividends donot affect Retained Earnings, they must be paid.

B is incorrect because net income/loss effects the retained earnings, not just before tax income or loss.

C is incorrect because net income/loss effects the retained earnings, not just before tax income or loss.

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Answer is D

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