Which of the following statements is false?
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 7:00 am
A) A positive net income results in an increase in retained earnings.
B) The ending retained earnings balance from the retained earnings portion of the statement of
stockholders' equity is reported on the balance sheet.
C) The change in the cash balance on the statement of cash flows added to the beginning cash
balance equals the ending cash balance.
D) The dividends reported on the statement of stockholders' equity are also reported as dividend
expense on the income statement.
Answer: D
Explanation: Dividends are not an expense and therefore are not reported on the income
statement.
B) The ending retained earnings balance from the retained earnings portion of the statement of
stockholders' equity is reported on the balance sheet.
C) The change in the cash balance on the statement of cash flows added to the beginning cash
balance equals the ending cash balance.
D) The dividends reported on the statement of stockholders' equity are also reported as dividend
expense on the income statement.
Answer: D
Explanation: Dividends are not an expense and therefore are not reported on the income
statement.