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What do you mean by Profit & Loss A/c?
What is a Profit and Loss Account?
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- A part of the final account prepared by the business concern on the basis of indirect expenses and indirect incomes to ascertain net profit or net loss of the business is called the Profit and Loss Account.
- This is also a nominal account, representing the second stage.
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| Particulars | ₹ | Particulars | ₹ |
| Gross profit | 50,000 | Interest received | 2,000 |
| Office rent | 10,000 | Discount received | 3,000 |
| Depreciation on office assets | 8,000 | Carriage outwards | 2,500 |
| Discount allowed | 12,000 | Insurance on office building | 3,500 |
| Advertisement | 4,000 | General expenses | 3,000 |
| Audit fees | 1,000 | Freight inwards | 1,000 |
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Prepare Profit and Loss Account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances.
| 1) | Bank charges | ₹ 22,000 |
| 2) | Interest (Cr.) | ₹ 16,000 |
| 3) | Sundry expenses | ₹ 42,000 |
| 4) | Insurance | ₹ 35,000 |
| 5) | Salaries | ₹ 40,000 |
| 6) | Rates and Taxes | ₹ 13,000 |
| 7) | Postage | ₹ 8,000 |
| 8) | Advertisement | ₹ 40,000 |
| 9) | Rent paid | ₹ 32,000 |
| 10) | Bad debts | ₹ 10,000 |
| 11) | Commission (Cr) | ₹ 17,500 |
| 12) | Printing & Stationery | ₹ 21,000 |
| 13) | Loss by fire | ₹ 18,000 |
| 14) | Discount (Dr) | ₹ 23,000 |
| 15) | Discount (Cr) | ₹ 37,000 |
| 16) | Misc. Income | ₹ 14,000 |
| 17) | Depreciation | ₹ 34,000 |
| 18) | Carriage Outwards | ₹ 60,000 |
| 19) | Godown Expenses | ₹ 40,000 |
| Note: Gross Profit | ₹ 407500 |
Prepare Profit and Loss Account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances.
| 1) | Bank charges | ₹ 22,000 |
| 2) | Interest (Cr.) | ₹ 16,000 |
| 3) | Sundry expenses | ₹ 42,000 |
| 4) | Insurance | ₹ 35,000 |
| 5) | Salaries | ₹ 40,000 |
| 6) | Rates and Taxes | ₹ 13,000 |
| 7) | Postage | ₹ 8,000 |
| 8) | Advertisement | ₹ 40,000 |
| 9) | Rent paid | ₹ 32,000 |
| 10) | Bad debts | ₹ 10,000 |
| 11) | Commission | ₹ 17,500 |
| 12) | Printing & Stationery | ₹ 21,000 |
| 13) | Loss by fire | ₹ 18,000 |
| 14) | Discount (Dr) | ₹ 23,000 |
| 15) | Discount (Cr) | ₹ 37,000 |
| 16) | Misc. Income | ₹ 14,000 |
| 17) | Depreciation | ₹ 34,000 |
| 18) | Carriage Outwards | ₹ 60,000 |
| 19) | Godown Expenses | ₹ 40,000 |
| Note: Gross Profit | ₹ 4,07,500 | |
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Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.
Prepare the profit and loss account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances:
| 1) | Bank charges | ₹ 22,000 |
| 2) | Interest (Cr.) | ₹ 16,000 |
| 3) | Sundry expenses | ₹ 42,000 |
| 4) | Insurance | ₹ 35,000 |
| 5) | Salaries | ₹ 40,000 |
| 6) | Rates and Taxes | ₹ 13,000 |
| 7) | Postage | ₹ 8,000 |
| 8) | Advertisement | ₹ 40,000 |
| 9) | Rent paid | ₹ 32,000 |
| 10) | Bad debts | ₹ 10,000 |
| 11) | Commission (Cr) | ₹ 17,500 |
| 12) | Printing & Stationery | ₹ 21,000 |
| 13) | Loss by fire | ₹ 18,000 |
| 14) | Discount (Dr) | ₹ 23,000 |
| 15) | Discount (Cr) | ₹ 37,000 |
| 16) | Misc. Income | ₹ 14,000 |
| 17) | Depreciation | ₹ 34,000 |
| 18) | Carriage Outwards | ₹ 60,000 |
| 19) | Godown Expenses | ₹ 40,000 |
Note: Gross Profit ₹ 4,07,500
Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute in the following statement:
Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.
Prepare Profit and Loss Account of Sanjay Brothers for the year ended 31st March, 2018 from the following balances.
| 1) | Bank charges | ₹ 22,000 |
| 2) | Interest (Cr.) | ₹ 16,000 |
| 3) | Sundry expenses | ₹ 42,000 |
| 4) | Insurance | ₹ 35,000 |
| 5) | Salaries | ₹ 40,000 |
| 6) | Rates and Taxes | ₹ 13,000 |
| 7) | Postage | ₹ 8,000 |
| 8) | Advertisement | ₹ 40,000 |
| 9) | Rent paid | ₹ 32,000 |
| 10) | Bad debts | ₹ 10,000 |
| 11) | Commission (Cr) | ₹ 17,500 |
| 12) | Printing & Stationery | ₹ 21,000 |
| 13) | Loss by fire | ₹ 18,000 |
| 14) | Discount (Dr) | ₹ 23,000 |
| 15) | Discount (Cr) | ₹ 37,000 |
| 16) | Misc. Income | ₹ 14,000 |
| 17) | Depreciation | ₹ 34,000 |
| 18) | Carriage Outwards | ₹ 60,000 |
| 19) | Godown Expenses | ₹ 40,000 |
Note: Gross Profit: ₹ 4,07,500
Given below is the Trial Balance of M/s. Krishna & Sons Pvt. Ltd. as on 31st March, 2023. Prepare a Trading and Profit and Loss account for the year ending 31st March, 2023 and a Balance Sheet as on the same date.
Trial Balance of M/s. Krishna & Sons Pvt Ltd. as on 31st March 2023.
| Particulars | Dr. | Cr. |
| Capital | - | 50,000 |
| Drawings | 1,000 | - |
| Debtors and Creditors | 25,000 | 15,000 |
| Loan | - | 20,000 |
| Discounts | 4,750 | 300 |
| Purchases and Sales | 90,000 | 1,72,000 |
| Land and Buildings | 88,000 | - |
| Salaries | 33,000 | - |
| Cash in hand | 2,700 | - |
| Stock as on 01-04-2022 | 28,000 | - |
| Commission Received | - | 18,550 |
| Sales Return and Purchase Return | 750 | 550 |
| Carriage inward | 1,200 | - |
| Bills receivable and Bills payable | 7,500 | 5,500 |
| Total | 2,81,900 | 2,81,900 |
Closing Stock was valued at ₹ 25,000
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Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.
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Net profit/loss is transferred from ______.
Office rent, office lighting, office salaries, insurance, postage and telegrams, stationery and printing, audit fees, legal expenses are recorded on the ______ side of the ______.
Storage expenses, carriage outwards, salaries of sales staff are recorded on the ______ side of the ______.
Carriage outwards are recorded the ______ side of the ______.
The difference of the two sides of this account is either net profit or net loss.
Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.
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Where is gross profit or gross loss from the Trading Account recorded in the Profit and Loss Account?
What principle is followed by recording indirect expenses and incomes in the Profit and Loss Account?
Which of the following is added to bad debts while preparing the Profit and Loss Account?
Where is “Discount allowed” shown in the Profit and Loss Account?
What is the effect of depreciation on furniture and machinery in the Profit and Loss Account?
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