Complete/Correct Question:
The account that is brought up to date after the closing entries have been journalized and posted is the ____.
A. Sales account
B. Purchases account
C. Capital Stock account
D. Retained Earnings account
Answer:
D, retained earnings account
Explanation:
Retained earnings can be defined as the accumulated income of a firm, that is retained by firm, after a certain period of time. After a certain time could be after the reporting period.
Simply put, retained earnings can be said to be the amount of income that a firm keeps after a period such as declaring financial reports.
The retained earnings is always reported and recorded in the stakeholder's equity and the company's balance sheets respectively. Retained earnings signify or represent how much of its profits a firm has reinvested itself.
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