The retained earnings calculated for the group includes the associates’ profit but we don’t include the associate profit in group retained earnings instead it is included in investment in Associate which we include in balance sheet
In the top of the balance sheet we add the post acquisition profits of the associate to the cost of the associateI In the bottom of the balance sheet we reflect the post acquisition profits of the associate in retained earnings If we don’t put the post acquisition profits in the top and bottom of the balance sheet the balance sheet will not balance