Retained earnings are the cumulative profits that a business holds onto for operations after any dividends have been paid. Retained earnings refer to the portion of a company’s net income that ...

Calculate dividends by subtracting year-end retained earnings from start-year retained ... in a separate accounting summary in their regular disclosures to investors, or in a stand-alone press ...

The balance sheet, together with the income ... these retained earnings will be transferred from the income statement onto the balance sheet and into the shareholders' equity account.