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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎]],
 
:[[Income statement]]. An accounting statement that details the performance of an [[organization]] ([[Fiscal Revenue|revenue]] minus [[expenses]]) for a specific period of time.
 
:[[Income statement]]. An accounting statement that details the performance of an [[organization]] ([[Fiscal Revenue|revenue]] minus [[expenses]]) for a specific period of time.
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]],
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:[[Income statement]]. Summarizes the firm's revenues and expenses over an accounting period. Net sales are shown at the top of each statement, after which various costs, including income taxes, are subtracted to obtain the net income available to common stockholders. The bottom of the statement reports earnings and dividends per share.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:13, 29 October 2019

Income statement (alternatively known as profit and loss report; hereinafter, the Report) is the financial report that details the performance of an organization stating its Fiscal Revenue minus Expenses for a specific period of time.


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According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)‎,

Income statement. An accounting statement that details the performance of an organization (revenue minus expenses) for a specific period of time.

According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),

Income statement. Summarizes the firm's revenues and expenses over an accounting period. Net sales are shown at the top of each statement, after which various costs, including income taxes, are subtracted to obtain the net income available to common stockholders. The bottom of the statement reports earnings and dividends per share.

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