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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
  • Taxation
DEF

The retention of profits of the company in an account so named, for the purposes or expansion of the financial strengthening of the balance sheet. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

CONT

There are three ... less recent modifications to the strict cash basis of accounting. ... from time to time a general reserve for possible losses on loans, advances and other assets is created by a lump-sum charge to budgetary expenditure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
  • Fiscalité
OBS

Réserves : Part du bénéfice de la société non distribuée aux actionnaires et inscrite au passif du bilan. On distingue : [...] la réserve générale, qui permet de mettre de côté une partie des bénéfices en année de prospérité afin de les distribuer en année moins favorable [...]

Spanish

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