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SOLE TRADER

The Trading Profit & Loss account

The Balance Sheet

Trading profit and loss account is prepared at the end of the financial year. Its purpose is to show how much profit ot loss the business has made

The balance sheet is financial statement that shows what the business is worth at one point in time.

EXAMPLE

To Calculate ; 

Cost Of Goods Sold   

     Opening stock + Purchases - Closing stock

Gross Profit

       Sales - COGS

Net Profit

      Gross Profit - Expenses

To Calculate ; 

Working Capital //  Net Current Assets   

     Current Assets - Current Liabilities

Net Assets

       Fixed Asset + Current Assets - Current Liabitities

       

Capital Employed & Net Assets Should be the same

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