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Accumulated earnings and profits is an accounting term that is applied to stockholders of closely held businesses. Accumulated earnings and profits refer to a company’s net profits after deducting the stockholders distributions. This is same as retained earnings, since retained earnings also refer to the net profits of a company after shareholder distributions. Accumulated earnings and profits include reserve accounts that are not deductible and it shall be included to calculate taxable earnings.