what is profit & loss A/c? difference between income & expenditure A/c

what is profit & loss A/c? difference between income &
expenditure A/c

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what is profit & loss A/c? difference between income & expenditure A/c..

Answer / gayathriprasad

Profit & Loss A/c is a statement which gives the net profit
earned by a company, after considering all other incomes
and expenses incurred over a period. This helps the company
to monitor and control the costs incurred and improved its
efficiency. And it is prepared by all trading and
manufacturing companies where the main aim of the company
is to earn profit.

Income & Expenditure A/c is prepared by the non-traing or
non-profit organisations, i.e Service Organisations where
the main aim of the company in not profit earning but the
sevice providing.

In Income & Expenditure A/c the income is not termed as
profit, but termed as excess of income over expenses & in
the same way the loss termed as Excess of Expenses over
Income

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what is profit & loss A/c? difference between income & expenditure A/c..

Answer / raja mohamed

Profit loss A/c is maintanined the organistaion all tye of
expenses and incomes included the profit loss A/c . profit
loss A/c is give to the net profit or net loos.

Income expenditure a/c is maintanined the non profit- loss
earning organisation is maiuntained Example Service
organisation.

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what is profit & loss A/c? difference between income & expenditure A/c..

Answer / chetan

p&l a/c is maintained to know the net profit of an
organisation but profit and loss a/c prepared to know
whether co., getting or loss

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