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56.1 Earned Surplus is equal to the profits a corporation has retained since its incorporation. It is synonymous withretained earnings, retained income, and accumulated surplus. 56.2 Earned surplus may also include portions of the surplus(es) of other corporations that may have been acquired by or merged or consolidated into the corporation.
