- earnings and profits, accumulated
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n.Earnings and profits from previous years that have not yet been distributed as dividends.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
earnings and profits, accumulated
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