This window displays the Profit and Loss Statement Comparison report according to your defined selection criteria.
Displays the names of the drawers (Revenues, Cost of Sales, Expenses, and so on), titles and accounts, according to the display level you selected, and the selections made in the Profit and Loss Statement Comparison – Selection Criteria window. |
Displays the balance of the drawer, title, or account (according to the selected display level) to the requested date of the Current Period in the current database. |
Displays the balance of the drawer, title, or account (according to the selected display level) to the requested date of the Comparison Period in the current database or in the compared database. |
Difference between compared periods according to the accounting formula: Difference Amount = Current Period - Previous Period |
The difference between the current period and the comparison period according to the accounting formula: Percentage Difference = Difference Amount / Previous Period x 100 |
Displays subtotals for each title and drawer. |
The Profit and Loss comparison is always displayed at the last level established in the window. Level 1 displays a summary of all accounts under the titles Revenues, Cost of Sales, Expenses, and so on. For more detail than is provided in Level 1, select the appropriate level in the Profit and Loss Comparison window. The transition to a higher level of detail will conform to the Levels you defined in the Chart of Accounts. Level 2 displays greater detail – primary titles and primary accounts. You can distinguish between the various display levels by color: drawers in red, titles in blue, and accounts in black. A title is also displayed slightly to the left of the active account or the subtitle below it. The subtotal for a title is shown immediately after the displayed title. |
The dates you entered in the date range for the Current Period in the Profit and Loss Statement Comparison – Selection Criteria window. |
The dates you entered in the Profit and Loss Statement Comparison – Selection Criteria window, as a date range for the Comparison Period in the current database or in a compared database. |