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Explain the needs of Profit and Loss Account.
Discuss the need of Profit and Loss Account?
What is the need of the profit and loss account?
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Solution
The Profit and Loss Account is essential for the following reasons:
- Knowledge of Net Profit or Net Loss: This offers information on a company's profit or loss within a specific accounting period.
- Comparison with Profit of Previous Year: The Profit and Loss Account's net results can be compared to the profits of previous years, and this kind of inter-period performance comparison can be used to measure the business's efficiency.
- Control over Expenses: The profit and loss account provides information regarding different types of expenses. When required, effective expense control measures can be taken by comparing the current year's expenses with those of the preceding year.
- Future Profit Planning: You can use the net profit from different years as a starting point for your future profit planning. It supports the company's future growth and resource allocation.
Notes
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Excess of credit over to debit in Profit and Loss Account indicates ________
State True or False with reasons :
Income due but not received is a liability.
Fill in the blank :
Profit and Loss account is prepared to find out ___________ results of the business.
Fill in the blank :
Interest of proprietor's drawing is credited to _________ account.
Salaries appearing in the trial balance is shown on the ______.
From the following details, prepare a profit and loss account.
| 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 |
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
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
Give a word, term or phrase which can substitute the following statement:
Account prepared to know Net Profit or Net Loss.
What happens to the net profit shown by the Profit and Loss Account in a sole proprietorship?
