24/08/2026
๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น?
Welcome to ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐, your weekly dose of knowledge, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and learning becomes exciting.
Every trivia tells something worth remembering so stay curious and continue to learn ELJPIAns!
๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐?
The Accounting Ghost: Retained Earnings or Retained Yearning?
"May Retained Earnings naman, bakit walang cash?" is the financial equivalent of opening a tub of ice cream only to find tilapia. Akala mo paldo na.
Retained Earnings is just a cumulative record of profits. Cash is real money you can useโcash on hand, cash in bank, uncashed checks, or liquid investments.
Just like unrequited love, a high paper number doesn't mean you get to hold it. A company can flex โฑ100M in Retained Earnings and have โฑ0 in cash because those past profits were already spent buying equipment or inventory. The money moved onโpero ikaw, hindi pa.
On the other hand, an overflowing bank account still doesn't mean a dividend. Under Philippine law, you legally need Unrestricted Retained Earnings (URE) to declare cash dividends. Drowning in cash without URE? Naka-add to cart ka na sa shopee, pero wala pa ring payout. ๐
Retained Earnings isn't Cash, and Cash doesn't guarantee Dividends. Always check the UREโotherwise, itโs not Retained Earningsโฆ Retained Yearning lang. ๐ญ
โ๏ธ: Jude Mico Caberto
๐จ: Clarissa Ruzo
๐ก: Maricris Guevarra