income statement

income statement
n.
A statement of financial gains and losses over a twelve-month period; also called earnings report, operating statement, profit and loss statement.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


income statement
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

income statement
USA
income statement, Also known as a profit and loss statement or a statement of operations.
A financial statement for companies that indicates how revenue (money received from the sale of products and services before expenses are taken out) is transformed into net income (the result after accounting for all revenues and expenses). The purpose of the income statement is to show managers and investors whether the company made or lost money during the period being reported.
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


income statement
n. An accounting document setting forth the income and expense of a business organization over some period of time.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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