RESERVE ACCOUNTS Definition

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RESERVE ACCOUNTS, generally, are those accounts where retained earnings are set aside to satisfy dividends, improvements, contingencies, retirement of preferred stock, etc.

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NON-DISCRETIONARY means it is mandatory, not up to the individual or company.

ADEQUATE DISCLOSURE is sufficient information in footnotes, as well as financial statements, indicative of a firms financial status.

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