[Taslim]

Hi there,
Could you please explain the difference between Contributed surplus and Retained earnings.
Regards,
Taslim

[Taslim]

Hi there,
Could you please explain the difference between Contributed surplus and Retained earnings.
Regards,
Taslim

Frustrating. 70 person have seen the question but no one answered.

[ArcSine]

Both represent increases to a company's equity, or capital, but coming in two different forms.

Contributed Surplus is money or property the owners have invested in the company. (OK, technically, the portion of their investment that's over the par value of the stock they received; sometimes aka Additional Paid In Capital).

Retained Earnings, on the other hand, represents profits the company's made, but hasn't paid out to its owners (hence the name).

So roughly speaking, you might think of CS as the owners writing checks to the company, while RE is the owners choosing to leave some profits in the company, instead of taking it out.

I hope this helped.

...it was early and I was full of no coffee...

[Taslim]

Both represent increases to a company's equity, or capital, but coming in two different forms.

Contributed Surplus is money or property the owners have invested in the company. (OK, technically, the portion of their investment that's over the par value of the stock they received; sometimes aka Additional Paid In Capital).

Retained Earnings, on the other hand, represents profits the company's made, but hasn't paid out to its owners (hence the name).

So roughly speaking, you might think of CS as the owners writing checks to the company, while RE is the owners choosing to leave some profits in the company, instead of taking it out.

I hope this helped.

...it was early and I was full of no coffee...

Thank you so much

[mya1111]

You don't have to be a genius to figure out what "retained earning" is.. You're just too lazy to look it up yourself. Get any, I mean any kinds of accounting, finance related introduction book, and you'll find the definitions. Before asking a questions and merely waiting for it to be answered, go look for the answer yourself! People should be more proactive. Overusing and misusing of Internet...

[morgaine300]

The thread is a half year old.

And while I agree there's a lot of just plain lazy people around here who don't feel like looking something up, there are also a lot of people who do read the definition and don't understand it. They need something in more plain English.

But the thread is still a half year old. Were you too lazy to look at the date of an old thread you dragged up?

[mya1111]

I guess you are one of them. LAZY PEOPLE. Or even stupid! Who doesn't understand what "retained earnings" are, unless they have IQ of 80... It's not rocket science.
And don't talk about something so irrelevant such as "the date of the thread"
I was just suggesting the OP to be more proactive, there is no time constraint in learning to be like that.
Some people just make me laugh...

[mya1111]

I guess you are one of them. LAZY PEOPLE. Or even stupid! Who doesn't understand what "retained earnings" are, unless they have IQ of 80... It's not rocket science.
And don't talk about something so irrelevant such as "the date of the thread"
I was just suggesting the OP to be more proactive, there is no time constraint in learning to be like that.
Some people just make me laugh...

[morgaine300]

Er... and where did this assumption come from that I don't know what retained earnings is? I have a degree in accounting, and I earned it without getting help on the internet, so I'm not one of the lazy people. I'm not the one who asked what retained earnings was -- I guess you're just so anxious to insult anyone you can that you didn't notice that.

Even smart people sometimes don't understand what a textbook is saying. The question is whether you're smart enough to realize that.

And the date of the thread is NOT irrelevant. First, the people around here don't like it when you drag up old threads, so it's relevant for that reason alone. Second, it's relevant in that the OP, whom you were originally speaking to, is likely long gone because s/he posted 3 times and left. Perhaps you were likewise not smart enough to realize that, or too lazy to notice.

If you want to sit around all day throwing insults, I can dish 'em out right backatcha. But it appears your entire purpose in being here is just to insult people. If that's your intent, I'll let the mods know.

[ArcSine]

Welcome, Mya... nice to have you aboard. Day in and day out this space is populated by admirable intellects and sharp wits. In refreshing contrast, you are indeed a comical change of pace.

[canucks92]

Wow mya1111 you are a dumb sassy *****

[canucks92]

Dumb sassy b1tch... much better