Income Statement

A financial statementused in accessing the financial health of a company that depicts a company's financial performance over a specific accounting period. The income statement provides a summary of the...More revenues generated and expenses incurred through both operating and non-operating activities over the relevant accounting period. The income statement is often referred to as the profit and loss statement as it depicts the net profit or loss incurred over the given accounting period, which is normally a fiscal quarter or year.

 

Sample Income Statement
January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011


Income

   

Gross Sales

346,400

 

Less returns and allowances

1,000

 

Net Sales

 

345,400

 

Cost of Goods

 

Merchandise Inventory, January 1

160,000

 

Purchases

90,000

 

Freight Charges

2,000

 

Total Merchandise Handled

252,000

 
     

Less Inventory, December 31

100,000

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

152,000

Gross Profit

 

193,400

     

Interest Income

500

 

Total Income

 

193,900

 

Expenses

   

Salaries

68,250

 

Utilities

5,800

 

Rent

23,000

 

Office Supplies

2,250

 

Insurance

3,900

 

Advertising

8,650

 

Telephone

2,700

 

Travel and Entertainment

2,550

 

Dues & Subscriptions

1,100

 

Interest Paid

2,140

 

Repairs & Maintenance

1,250

 

Taxes & Licenses

11,700

 

Total Expenses

 

133,290

 

Net Income

 

$60,110



 

Courtesy of http://www.smallbusinessnotes.com/

An analysis of the income statement is often supplemented with an analysis of thecompany’s cash flow statement summarizes all actual cash inflows and outflows for a company over a given fiscal quarter. The cash flow statement is supplemental in that it deals in actual cash flow while often times an income statement is prepared in accordance with accrual accounting methods that do not require reporting activities in terms of actual cash flows.
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