What do you mean by Profit and loss Account?
AccountancyClass 11CBSEAnswered 23 Jun 2026
Answer
A Profit and Loss Account is Prepared to calculate the net profit or net loss of the business for a given accounting period. “ A Profit and Loss Account is an account into which all gains and losses are collected in order to ascertain the excess of gains over the losses or vice versa”
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