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Bobbi Witt is an HR Manager and Senior Level Finance and Accounting Consultant. Her experience includes 9 years at a Fortune 500 company where she held a wide range of financial and management accountabilities.
That's a good question. The two financial statements are linked because net income flows into retained earnings.

Bobbi Witt is an HR Manager and Senior Level Finance and Accounting Consultant. Her experience includes 9 years at a Fortune 500 company where she held a wide range of financial and management accountabilities.
The balance sheet reports a company's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. Generally, the amount of the owner's equity will have changed from the previous balance sheet amount due to:
the company's net income which flows into retained earning. The owner's additional investments in the business or the owner's withdrawals of business assets.

Bobbi Witt is an HR Manager and Senior Level Finance and Accounting Consultant. Her experience includes 9 years at a Fortune 500 company where she held a wide range of financial and management accountabilities.
This is a very important question to know how to answer and practice. The question will most likely be asked. It's a quick and short answer. There is not much of an explanation has to be given. This is the type of question that can easily be overlooked and one can overthink the answer. Slow down.

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