Hello Vinu,
Retained earnings account is balance sheet account. At the closing of fiscal year, we need to carry forward balances of P&L accounts to retained earnings account. We have to create Retained earnings account at IMG level. Profit or Loss is carried forward to this account at the end of the year. Normally, companies use one retained earnings account. For this reason, X can be used as the key. In the chart of accounts you enter X in the P+L statement account type field.
Have you done any time year end closing functionally?
What we will be doing is drawing the "P & L account" transferring all balances in Rev & Exp to "P & L acc".
This P & L account in SAP is widely called as retained earnings account. At the end of the period, all your Rev & Exp are posted to this account which is a Balance sheet Item. This you are identifying as Retained earnings account type X and assigning a GL account. When you create this as a GL account system understands that this is Retained earnings account.
Profits of the organization are always Liability. Losses are Assets. As profits form part of "share holders funds".
You assign this retained earnings account in your financial statement version in such a way if the balance is credit in the liability side and if the balance is debit then asset side
Thanks
Para
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