Reserves & Surplus


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26 September 2010 Dear Sir ,

Could anybody please explain about what is Reserves and surplus ??

Thanks,

Krishna

27 September 2010 Reserve is created by debiting the P/L account for particular purpose as per provision of various law. However surplus is the residual amount of P/L account after all the adjustments and appropriations.

27 September 2010 Reserve & surplus
amounts retained in the business and not distributed to owners. Reserves can be:

* Profits made and not passed on to owners. These are some times known as retained earnings.
* Capital reserves which can not be passed on to owners and represent the perceived increase in valuation of some fixed assets.


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