Profit And Loss Statements Flashcards
What is the order of a P&L statement?
Trading account, profit and loss account and appropriation account
What is in a trading account?
Sales revenue, cost of sales and gross profit
What is in the profit and loss account?
Expenses, profit before interest and tax, interest, profit before tax, tax, and profit for period
What is in the appropriation account?
Dividends and retained profit
Gross profit =
Sales revenue - cost of sales
Cost of sales =
Opening stock + purchases - closing stock
Profit before interest and tax =
Gross profit - expenses
Profit before tax =
Profit before interest and tax - interest
Profit for period =
Profit before tax - tax
Retained profit =
Profit for period - dividends