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What is a Profit & Loss Account?

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March 25, 2025

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What is a Profit & Loss Account?

The profit and loss account (P&L) is a financial report that shows the revenue, expenses and profit or loss of your company over a specific accounting period.

This period can be a month, a quarter or a year. A P&L is also commonly referred to by other terms, such as the income statement, statement of operations, financial results statement and earnings statement.

<p>The <a href="https://www.goforma.com/small-business-accounting/what-is-balance-sheet-profit-loss" target="_blank">profit and loss account</a> (P&L) is a financial report that shows the revenue, expenses and profit or loss of your company over a specific accounting period.<br></p><p>This period can be a month, a quarter or a year. A P&L is also commonly referred to by other terms, such as the income statement, statement of operations, financial results statement and earnings statement.</p>

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