6/28/09

Income Statement Format –Single Step Format

Earlier article describe the fundamental accounting concepts underlying the Income Statement.

Here, we look at the type of format, Income Statement can be displayed namely the Single Step Format and Multiple-Step Income Statement. Also the advantages and disadvantages of using the different method will be discussed.

Format of A Single Step Income Statement


$

Revenues


Net Sales

180,000

Gains

10,000

Total revenues

190,000

Expenses


Cost of goods sold

55,000

Selling and administrative expenses

24,000

Interest expenses

10,000

Losses

8,000

Income tax expenses

15,000

Total expenses

112,000

Net Income

78,000

Format of A Multiple Step Income Statement


$

Net Sales

180,000

Cost of goods sold

55,000

Gross Profit

125,000

Selling and administrative expenses

24,000

Operating Profit

101,000

Other revenues and gains

10,000

Other expense and losses

18,000

Pretax income from continuing operations

93,000

Income tax expenses

15,000

Net Income

78,000

Whether you use the Single Format Income Statement or Multiple Step Income Statement, you will still get the end result/bottom line re: same net income.

The advantages of using the multiple step income statement format are:

  • It clearly display important financial and managerial information
  • The four measures of profitability are revealed at four critical areas of a company’s operation namely gross profit, operating profit/operating income, pretax income and after tax net income

As for the single step format of Income Statement, the advantage is that is relatively simple to prepared and understand however, the gross and operating income figures are not stated which need to be computed.

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