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A statement of profit and loss is the business income and expense statement which sumarises the total income and expenses coming to the total profit (or loss) of the business which is the defference between the income and expenses.
Income and expense for not for profit organisations is same as profit and loss account but they cannot use the name profit and loss account because not for profit organisations are not formed to earn profit.
Their is a LOSS of income, or loss for the business operation. You can have either a LOSS or a PROFIT or possibly break even with neither a loss or a profit.
The provision for bad debts will be categorized under the profit and loss account.
Profit & Loss A/c [Debit] Provision for bad debts [Credit]
Provision for income tax refers to the line item in the profit and loss statement. Income tax is a broad term and could mean current taxes (taxes actually payable to Government), Tax expenses/provision for tax- taxes reported in the P&L or deferred taxes (difference between current taxes and tax expense).
A statement of profit and loss is the business income and expense statement which sumarises the total income and expenses coming to the total profit (or loss) of the business which is the defference between the income and expenses.
Profit or loss = income - expenses. A positive number is profit, a negative number is loss.
Income and expense for not for profit organisations is same as profit and loss account but they cannot use the name profit and loss account because not for profit organisations are not formed to earn profit.
Profit and loss is nothing but an statements which shows the net profit and net loss during a period.
Their is a LOSS of income, or loss for the business operation. You can have either a LOSS or a PROFIT or possibly break even with neither a loss or a profit.
The intent of the document is to show both the income and expenses.
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The provision for bad debts will be categorized under the profit and loss account.
Profit & Loss A/c [Debit] Provision for bad debts [Credit]
Reserve is a an amount set aside from the profit when it is calculated. On the other hand provision is an amount charged against profit and loss in order to assist in calculating the accurate profit.
You calculate loss the same as you would do profit income minus expenses (outgoings) = profit/loss If the answer is negative then you are making a loss, if the answer is positive then you are making a profit.