ACC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Retained Earnings, Financial Statement, Income Statement

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Three of the financial statements are balance sheet, statement of retained earnings, and income statement from the chart. Businesses also produce the statement of cash flows but the elements are not used to create this statement so it is not included on this flowchart. The statements are always produced in the same order: The income statement shows the business"s profitability, whether the revenues are higher than the expenses and by how much. Business name, income statement, and period covered. Income tax e(cid:454)pe(cid:374)se (cid:373)ust (cid:271)e listed (cid:271)(cid:455) itself (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol that factor. To predict the future profitability of the business. The statement of retained earnings shows how much of the profit is kept in the business and how much is paid out to the owners. Could the business pay out additional dividends in the future? (this can be assessed by reviewing how high the retained earnings from the past is. ) To see how profits and dividend affects equity.

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