FPO-Intro to Profit/Loss

Profit and Loss

Formulas

Description

Amount

Revenue - COGS

Gross Profit

Gross Profit - Operating Expenses

Operating Profit

Operating Profit + Other Income - Other Expenses

Net Profit before Tax

Net Profit After Tax

Net Profit Before Tax - Tax Expense

Steps to prepare a Profit & Loss Account

Make sure that everything is posted up to date, and that you have posted all final adjustments

Extract the revenue and expense accounts and list them in a logical format. If the credit balances add to a sum greater than the debit balances, a profit has been made. otherwise a loss has been made. Open the ledger for the next period. The opening balances for the assets, liabilities and capital accounts will be the closing balances from the previous period. All the income and expense accounts will be opened with a nil balance.

The accruals and prepayments are reverse posted into the new period.

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