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debit profit and loss
credit owners capital account

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Q: What is the journal entry to close the income summary account when a profit is shown?
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Income summary also called?

The income summary is also referred to as the revenue summary or the profit and loss statement. It serves as a temporary account used to close revenue and expense accounts at the end of an accounting period.


What is the nature of the income summary account and what are the types of summary data that may be posted to this account?

Income summary is a temporary adjusting account, which eliminates all the revenues and expenses (the temporary accounts) and transfers the effect (profit or loss) to the owner's capital capital account thereby increasing or decreasing it.


how does income and expenses account difference from Profit and Loss Account?

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.


How do you treat income tax in a profit and loss statement?

In a Profit and Loss Account, you put income tax that you pay to the government in the third section, the appropriation account.


What is the journal entry for profit transfer from profit and loss account to balance sheet?

Debit profit and loss accountCredit owners capital


What is difference between P and L statement and income and expenditure statement?

Income and expenditure account is used by not for profit companies as they are formed for not for profit basis that's why they cannot use profit and loss account.


What is the profit and loss account of charity normally called?

Income and expenditure account


What is journal entry of closing stock?

it s transfer to profit and loss account.


Is discount received an income?

Yes it is an income. It will be posted in the credit side of the profit and loss account.


What is trading account and profit and loss account?

That is known as the income statement or can by IAS1 it's known as the statement of comprehensive income.


What is the bank profit?

Banks profit from interest income and other charges they levy on their account holders.


Why are income statement accounts called temporary accounts?

All items in income statements are temporary accounts because at the year end all close to income summary account and transfer to balance sheet in shape of profit or loss to be income statement starts with zero from next year.