Income Statement

Income statement 1 An 'income statement' (US English) or 'profit and loss account' (UK English)Professional English in Use - Finance, Cambridge University Press, p

Income statement 1 period, and the cost and expenses charged against these revenues, including write-offs (e.g., depreciation and amortization of various assets) and taxes. The purpose of the income statement is to show Management|managers and investors whether the company made or lost money during the period being reported.

Income statement 1 One important thing to remember about an income statement is that it represents a period of time like the cash flow statement. This contrasts with the balance sheet, which represents a single moment in time.

Income statement 1 Charitable organizations that are required to publish financial statements do not produce an income statement

Income statement 1 The more complex Multi-Step income statement (as the name implies) takes several steps to find the bottom line, starting with the gross profit

Income statement - Usefulness and limitations of income statement 1 Income statements should help investors and creditors determine the past financial performance of the enterprise, predict future performance, and assess the capability of generating future cash flows through report of the income and expenses.

Income statement - Usefulness and limitations of income statement 1 Guidelines for statements of comprehensive income and income statements of business entities are formulated by the International Accounting Standards Board and numerous country- specific organizations, for example the FASB in the U.S..

Income statement - Usefulness and limitations of income statement 1 Names and usage of different accounts in the income statement depend on the type of organization, industry practices and the requirements of different jurisdictions.

Income statement - Usefulness and limitations of income statement 1 If applicable to the business, summary values for the following items should be included in the income statement:[ d/ias01.htm Presentation of Financial Statements] International Accounting Standards Board. Accessed 17 July

Income statement - Operating section 1 Expenses recognised in the income statement should be analysed either by 'nature' (raw materials, transport costs, staffing costs, depreciation, employee benefit etc.) or by 'function' (cost of sales, selling, administrative, etc.). (IAS 1.99) If an entity categorises by function, then additional information on the nature of expenses, at least, – depreciation, amortisation and employee benefits expense – must be disclosed. (IAS 1.104)

Income statement - Irregular items 1 'No' items may be presented in the income statement as 'extraordinary items' under IFRS regulations, but are permissible under US GAAP. (IAS 1.87) Extraordinary items are both unusual (abnormal) and infrequent, for example, unexpected natural disaster, expropriation, prohibitions under new regulations. [Note: natural disaster might not qualify depending on location (e.g. frost damage would not qualify in Canada but would in the tropics).]

Income statement - Earnings per share 1 Because of its importance, earnings per share (EPS) are required to be disclosed on the face of the income statement. A company which reports any of the irregular items must also report EPS for these items either in the statement or in the notes.

Income statement - Sample income statement 1 The following income statement is a very brief example prepared in accordance with IFRS. It does not show all possible kinds of items appeared a firm, but it shows the most usual ones. Please note the difference between IFRS and US GAAP when interpreting the following sample income statements.

Income statement - Bottom line 1 “Bottom line” is the net income that is calculated after subtracting the expenses from revenue. Since this forms the last line of the income statement, it is informally called “bottom line.” It is important to investors as it represents the profit for the year attributable to the shareholders.

Income statement - Bottom line 1 After revision to IAS 1 in 2003, the Standard is now using 'profit or loss for the year' rather than net profit or loss or net income as the descriptive term for the bottom line of the income statement.

Income statement - Requirements of IFRS 1 All non-owner changes in equity (i.e. comprehensive income ) shall be presented in either in the statement of comprehensive income (or in a separate income statement and a statement of comprehensive income). Components of comprehensive income may not be presented in the statement of changes in equity.

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