Pre-Acquisition Profits

Pre-Acquisition Profits
Pre-acquisition profits refer to retained earnings accumulated by a company before it is acquired by another entity. These profits are not to be distributed to the shareholders of the acquiring company as dividends, as they represent a recovery of the cost of investment rather than income.

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