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Definition of

annual accounts

Corporate Governance

document showing company's financial performance a profit and loss account and balance sheet, and, where a company has subsidiaries, the company's group accounts, included in the annual report and accounts for stockholders.

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Definitions of ’annual accounts’ and meaning of ’annual accounts’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’annual accounts’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

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