why is it called profit and loss account why not profit or
loss account, ( u either get profit or loss )

Answer Posted / c a indudhara

It is called as "Profit and loss"not "profit or loss" why because.
Profit and loss account contains both profit from some operations and loss from some operation ex: profit on sale of asset and loss on sale of investments

As this statement contains both the thing, so it is called as Profit and Loss account

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