47 CFR § 32.4550 - Retained earnings.

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title: "47 CFR § 32.4550 - Retained earnings."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "32.4550"
section_name: "Retained earnings."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "32"
part_name: "UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 219, 220 as amended, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 43499, Dec. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
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# 32.4550 Retained earnings.

(a) This account shall include the undistributed balance of retained earnings derived from the operations of the company and from all other transactions not includable in the other accounts appropriate for inclusion of stockholders' equity.

(b) Subsidiary records shall be maintained wherein are recorded all entries to retained earnings during the year such that the detail of the entries may be disclosed to the Commission.