what is diff between p&l & trading a/c

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / manali mitra

trading is relate to all direct exp.but p&l a/c represent
all indirect exp.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / sethuraman

Trading Account is based on Factory Process,its involved
Procuction Expenses,Material Consumtion this Expenses is
not Fixed Expenses.
P&L Account is Based on Office
Expenses,Marketing,Advertisement& Admin Related this is
Indirect Expenses.It is contain Fixed & Variable Expenses.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / anitha

trading account consist of direct expenses and income, it
has gross profit/loss
p&l consist of indirect expenses and income, it has net
profit/loss.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / shivpal_cool

p&l = net profit, trading=gross profit

Is This Answer Correct ?    24 Yes 4 No

what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / jyoti chaudhary

P&L account is prepared to know the exact profit and loss
of the company by taking into consideration the Gross
profit and finding out the Net profit of the company which
is further taken into consideration to prepare the Balance
Sheet which shows the position of the company in front of
its creditors, debtors and investors.
Trading Account is prepared to know the Gross
Profit.Trading Account is prepared by taking all the
factory or production related expenses.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / sridharan.v

Trading Account is based on Factory Process,it is involved i
in Procuction,Material Consumtion this Expenses is
not Fixed Expenses.The result Arrived from this is called
Gross profit or Gross loss.


profit and loss consist indirect expenses and indirect
income The result Arrived from this is called net profit

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / smitha. b

Trading account which refers to a account where we enter
all the direct manufacturing expenses inccured and at last
we get the Gross profit or Gross loss.

Profit and loss account which refers to a account where we
enter all the indirect expenses and incomes and at last we
get the Net profit or Net loss

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / ayyalusamy

Trading account is prepared to arrive gross profit by (sales
+closing stock ) minus all direct / manufacturing / Trading
expenses.

where as P&L account gives net profit of the company, it
shows gross profit and other income in credit side and all
indirect expenses, loses and provisions in debit side.

In total Trading account shows cost of the product at which
goods lying at factory, where as P& L account shows cost of
the product on sales point.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / shashi sharma

Trading account is that account where we entered the all
direct expenses releted to gross profit and manufactur or
production expenses. e.g- carriage inward,wages,purshases
etc.

p&l account is releted with net profit and indrict expenses
or all out of productioon expenses and manufactur
expenses.e.g- carriage outward, income,commission,bad
debts, insurance and also it include official expenses.

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what is diff between p&l & trading a/c..

Answer / bal

Trading a/c relates with all the direct expenses which is
directly related with the firms core operation or core business.

P&L a/c relates with all the indirect expenses which is
incurred to support the firm's core business or help to
increase the firm,s core business.

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 1 No

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