accounts

From: A Dictionary of Law | Date: 2002| Author: ELIZABETH A. MARTIN | Copyright information

accounts pl. n. A statement of a company's financial position. All registered companies must present accounts (in the form prescribed by the Companies Act 1985) annually at a general meeting. These consist of a balance sheetand a profit-and-loss account with group accounts (if appropriate) attached. Th...

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