Profit and Loss account: Difference between revisions
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A primary financial statement – showing the revenues earned in a period matched with the expenditures incurred in the same period to arrive at a figure of net profit or loss. | A primary financial statement – showing the revenues earned in a period matched with the expenditures incurred in the same period to arrive at a figure of net profit or loss. | ||
Under the 'double entry' accounting convention, income items in the Profit and loss account are Credits (CR) and expenses are Debits (DR). | Under the 'double entry' accounting convention, income items in the Profit and loss account are Credits (CR) and expenses are Debits (DR). | ||
A net profit is a Credit in the Profit and loss account. | A net profit is a Credit in the Profit and loss account. | ||
A net loss is a Debit in the Profit and loss account. | A net loss is a Debit in the Profit and loss account. | ||
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Another name for the Profit and Loss reserve in the balance sheet. | Another name for the Profit and Loss reserve in the balance sheet. | ||
Net profits or losses <u>for the period</u> in the Profit and loss account feed through in turn to the Shareholders' funds (<u>cumulative</u> retained profits or losses) in the 'bottom half' - reserves section - of the Balance sheet (as <u>at the end of the period</u>). | Net profits or losses <u>for the period</u> in the Profit and loss account feed through in turn to the Shareholders' funds (<u>cumulative</u> retained profits or losses) in the 'bottom half' - reserves section - of the Balance sheet (as <u>at the end of the period</u>). | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Profit]] | * [[Profit]] | ||
* [[Profit and Loss reserve]] | * [[Profit and Loss reserve]] | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 21 August 2013
(P&L or PL).
1.
A primary financial statement – showing the revenues earned in a period matched with the expenditures incurred in the same period to arrive at a figure of net profit or loss.
Under the 'double entry' accounting convention, income items in the Profit and loss account are Credits (CR) and expenses are Debits (DR).
A net profit is a Credit in the Profit and loss account.
A net loss is a Debit in the Profit and loss account.
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Another name for the Profit and Loss reserve in the balance sheet.
Net profits or losses for the period in the Profit and loss account feed through in turn to the Shareholders' funds (cumulative retained profits or losses) in the 'bottom half' - reserves section - of the Balance sheet (as at the end of the period).
