{"id":1289,"date":"2015-11-17T13:31:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T13:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2022-05-18T13:33:38","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:33:38","slug":"profit-and-loss-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/17\/profit-and-loss-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Profit and Loss Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Defining a <strong>&#8220;Profit &amp; Loss&#8221;<\/strong> Report (P&amp;L)<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><span class=\"_Tgc\">The <strong>&#8220;Profit &amp; Loss&#8221; <\/strong>statement is a summary of the financial performance of a business during a time interval whether if it&#8217;s&nbsp; (<strong>&#8220;Monthly&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>&#8220;Quarterly&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Annually&#8221;<\/strong> is the most common). It works on reflecting the previous performances of the business and most of the time is used oftenly by small business owners showing a disclosure of how to track their businesses performances.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">Accessing the <strong>&#8220;Profit &amp; Loss&#8221;<\/strong> report (P&amp;L):<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">Through the <strong>&#8220;Reports&#8221;<\/strong> tab, Select the <strong>&#8220;Accounting Reports&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">click the <strong>&#8220;Profit &amp;&nbsp; Loss&#8221;<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pandl.png\" rel=\"lightbox[1289]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"man-img aligncenter wp-image-1795 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pandl.png\" alt=\"pandl\" width=\"669\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pandl.png 669w, https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/pandl-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">Select a <strong>&#8220;Period&#8221; <\/strong>whether it is: <strong>&#8220;Monthly&#8221;<\/strong>, <strong>&#8220;Quarterly&#8221;<\/strong> (3 months) or <strong>&#8220;Yearly&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><strong>&#8220;Income&#8221;:<\/strong> Select to include only paid invoices in the <strong>&#8220;Income&#8221;<\/strong> or all the invoices.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><strong>&#8220;Date Range&#8221;<\/strong>: Select a <strong>&#8220;Date Range&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><strong>&#8220;Currency&#8221;<\/strong>: Select a <strong>&#8220;Currency&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">Click <strong>&#8220;Show Report&#8221; <\/strong>to generate the report<strong>.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/profit-and-loss-report.png\" rel=\"lightbox[1289]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"man-img aligncenter wp-image-1290 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/profit-and-loss-report.png\" alt=\"profit and loss report\" width=\"987\" height=\"1416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/profit-and-loss-report.png 987w, https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/profit-and-loss-report-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/www.onlineinvoices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/profit-and-loss-report-714x1024.png 714w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_oDd\" data-hveid=\"26\">&nbsp;Once the report is generated you can Export it to <strong>&#8220;CSV&#8221;<\/strong>,<strong>&#8220;PDF&#8221;<\/strong> file or <strong>&#8220;Print&#8221;<\/strong> it.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defining a &#8220;Profit &amp; Loss&#8221; Report (P&amp;L) The &#8220;Profit &amp; Loss&#8221; statement is a summary of the financial performance of a business during a time interval whether if it&#8217;s&nbsp; (&#8220;Monthly&#8221;, &#8220;Quarterly&#8221; or &#8220;Annually&#8221; is the most common). It works on reflecting the previous performances of the business and most of the time is used oftenly by small business owners showing a disclosure of how to track their businesses performances. 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