How to Read and Understand an Income Statement
The two sub-elements, gains and losses, represent the net increases and decreases in owners’ equity resulting from non-operating events, including sales of non-inventory assets, casualty losses, and other events. A lot of business owners focus their attention on the bottom line—their net profit. There’s only so much you can do to improve your bottom line by cutting expenses. Company B Income Statement For small businesses with few income streams, you might generate single-step income statements…
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