Accounts Are Records of Increases and Decreases in Individual Financial

question 210

True/False

Accounts are records of increases and decreases in individual financial statement items.

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Definitions:

Common Shares

Equity securities that represent ownership interests in a corporation, entitling holders to dividends and voting rights depending on the number of shares held.

Retained Earnings

The portion of a business's profits not distributed to shareholders as dividends but retained by the company for reinvestment or to pay debt.

Dividends Declared

The announcement by a company’s board of directors of the payment of a specified amount per share to its shareholders, to be paid on a certain date.

Accounting Record

Documentation that contains the financial history and transactions of a company.