The net increase or decrease in Retained Earnings for a period is recorded by closing entries.

True or False

Answer: True

Explanation: The retained earnings are recorded after closing the accounts of the income statement, the surplus called profit or the missing called loss is transferred to equity through the non-distributed profit item.

This undistributed profit account also closes during the accounting period, to clarify how much was generated in a period, they are not like the balance sheet accounts that are cumulative.