Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) includes:

A Net income

B Unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities, foreign currency translation, pension adjustments

C Retained earnings

D Only dividends

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

AOCI captures items bypassing net income: unrealized AFS gains/losses, hedging, foreign currency, and pension adjustments.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) includes:" is Option B: Unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities, foreign currency translation, pension adjustments.

The other options — A) Net income, C) Retained earnings, D) Only dividends — are incorrect for this CPA Exam Prep question. As explained above: AOCI captures items bypassing net income: unrealized AFS gains/losses, hedging, foreign currency, and pension adjustments.

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Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) includes:

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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