(Communication) as Part of a Careers in Accounting Program Sponsored by by Accounting

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Essay

(Communication)
As part of a Careers in Accounting program sponsored by accounting organizations and supported by your company, you will be taking a group of high-school students through the accounting department in your company. You will also provide them with various materials to explain the work of an accountant. One of the materials you will provide is the Stockholders' Equity section of a recent balance sheet.
Required:
Prepare a short response explaining each major section: Common Stock, Additional Paid-in Capital, and Retained Earnings. You should try to be brief but clear.

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Definitions:

Legal Capital Approach

Method of preparing Paid-In Capital by listing the legal section first.

Stock Dividend

It's a dividend payment made in the form of additional shares rather than a cash payout, representing a reinvestment of company earnings.

Stock Split

An action by a company to divide its existing stock into multiple shares to boost liquidity without changing shareholders' equity.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income left over for the business after it has paid out dividends to its shareholders.