profit and loss account

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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


profit and loss account
an account that shows the revenue and expenditure of a business during a given period, resulting in a net profit or loss, and provides a link between successive balance sheets.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


profit and loss account
An accounting document which sets out the details of a company's profits and losses to give an overall profit or loss figure. Directors (director) have a duty to prepare a profit and loss account giving a true and fair view of the profit or loss of the company for the financial year (section 226, Companies Act 1985). Schedule 4 to the Act provides a skeleton format for a profit and loss account.
The profit and loss account, along with the balance sheet, is an important tool for analysing the financial health of a company.
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