Define Retained Earnings Account

Significance: Retained Earnings account defines the (P&L Account) to be sued for posting the expenditure and incomes of the year. The balance of this account appears as Reserves & Surplus in the Balance Sheet for the year.

T-Code: OB53

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The following steps have to be followed:

Enter the Chart of Accounts.

Input ‘X’ for P&L Statement and choose a GL Number from among the range specified in the ‘Reserves & Surplus account’.

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