Define Each of the Following: Alimony,child Support,and a Property Settlement

question 20

Essay

Define each of the following: alimony,child support,and a property settlement.

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Definitions:

Retained Earnings

The portion of a company's profits that is kept or retained rather than paid out as dividends to shareholders.

Closing Entries

The journal entries that transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts at the end of the accounting period.

Financial Loss

A decrease in net income resulting from expenses exceeding revenues or due to asset devaluation, not typical of the company's usual business operations.

Stockholder

A person, company, or institution that owns at least one share of a company's stock, making them a partial owner of that company.