Income and expenditure account
Normally you'd expect it to be CR as it's an accumulation of profit over the years. However, dividends (drawings if not a company) will reduce the profit and loss account. Combine that with a few years worth of losses and it can easily become a DR balance.
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.
Unrealized profit is that portion of profit which is not yet earned. In transfer pricing normally what happens that products after finishing transfers to other departments with profit charged but if those goods not sell to end user until that time that profit cannot be counted as profit which is called unrealized profit.
Profit and loss accont is used to calculate the profit or loss of business while profit and loss appropriation account is used to allocate or distribute net income or loss to share holders or different reserves account.
Yes. Profit and loss account is a nominal account and also trading a/c to be prepared at the end of the year.
In profit and loss account normally list all in the revenues and expenses and profit or loss for any particular fiscal year of company.
Tradition, and the need to call it something.
It is a non profit charity
That would be an organization that doesn't profit. It will normally be a charity of some description, they use the term 'non-profit' organization to show that they aren't just keeping donated money for themselves.
Normally you'd expect it to be CR as it's an accumulation of profit over the years. However, dividends (drawings if not a company) will reduce the profit and loss account. Combine that with a few years worth of losses and it can easily become a DR balance.
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.
Charity cards are made by non-profit organizations to help benefit their charity. It is nearly impossible to imagine how many cards are sold each year for holidays. The profit from the charity cards goes directly to the organization and benefits the charity.
Charity work.
"What are the limitations of profit and loss account?"
The advantages are that you can get donations to fund your charity The disadvantages of a charity are that the details are exposed to the general public. The charity does not work to make a profit.
: Profit and loss account gives the actual information about net profit or net loss of the business for an accounting period, Profit and loss account gives the actual information about indirect expenses, Profit and loss account serves to show the ratio between net profit to sales, Profit and loss account helps in showing the ratio between net profit to operating expenses, Profit and loss account helps in controlling indirect expenses
Do you mean Kiwanis? If so, it is a non profit but not a public charity.