21. Retained earnings from the general insurance business will also be transferred to the new company.22. Dividends paid are not classified as an expense, but rather a deduction of retained earnings . 23. The dividend will cost about $ 149.7 million and will be paid entirely from retained earnings . 24. I understand that from an accounting point of view, it decreases retained earnings , and increases shareholders'equity. 25. Southern currently has $ 2.9 billion invested in such businesses, 77 percent of its retained earnings . 26. Third, high dividend taxes reduce the incentive to pay out dividends in favor of retained earnings . 27. The latter represented a return on total equity employed plus previously retained earnings of 18.2 %. 28. The net loss or gain in this account transfers to Retained Earnings , which is a permanent account. 29. Analysts and investors criticized the accounting move, saying CS Holding had used retained earnings to polish results. 30. In 2000, under the old accounting method, Dell posted retained earnings of $ 1 . 26 billion.
