Create a P & L with Percentage Calculation

If you want a single-period profit and loss report that looks like this example, follow the steps listed below.

Note
If the columns in this example do not line up, maximize your browser.         

Report period  mm/ccyy
Period ending  
mm/dd/ccyy
All amounts converted to U.S. Dollars   
 

 

Period-to-Date

%

Year-to-date

%

Revenue

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

3,291,145.33

 

9,629,542.25

 

Cost of Sales

75,504.97

2.3

224,623.86

2.3

Gross Profit

3,215,640.36

97.7

9,404,918.39

97.7

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

 

 

 

Overhead

243,987.00

7.4

810,294.00

8.4

Administration

405,234.00

12.3

1,539,558.98

16.0

Total Expense

649,221.00

19.7

2,349,852.98

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Operations

2,566,419.36

78.0

7,055,065.41

73.3

Taxes

340,295.62

10.3

1,297,225.94

13.5

Net Income

2,226,123.74

67.6

5,757,839.47

59.8

 

  1. Use the Financial Reports Format Maintenance (GFM) program to create a format like this:

Seq

Print

Accts

Total 1

Accum % of total

Type

Total to add to

Line desc

Spaces to indent

Lines to space

Under-line

100

T

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

0

 

200

N

400

 

 

R

10

Gross Sales

 

 

 

300

N

405-406

 

 

R

10

Discounts Given

 

 

 

400

Y

 

10

 

R

30

Net Sales

 

0

 

500

N

542

 

 

E

20

Cost of Goods

 

 

 

600

N

628

 

 

E

20

Freight

 

 

 

700

Y

 

20

10

E

30

Cost of Sales

 

0

-

800

Y

 

30

10

R

50

Gross Profit

 

0

 

900

T

 

 

 

 

 

Expense

 

-1

 

1000

Y

626

 

10

E

40

Overhead

 

0

 

1100

Y

530-532

 

10

E

40

Administration

 

0

-

1200

Y

 

40

10

E

50

Total Expense

 

0

 

1300

Y

 

50

10

R

60

Income from Operations

 

-1

 

1400

Y

810-855

 

10

E

60

Taxes

 

0

-

1500

Y

 

60

10

R

 

Net Income

 

0

 

Note
The accounts in this example are from a sample database; yours will be different. You may have additional revenue and expense accounts.

  1. Use the Financial Reports Header Maintenance (GHH) program to set these parameters:

Report type

Round option

Include commas?

Credit sign

D

1

Selected

(

  1. Use the Financial Reports Print (GP) program to print the report, using these parameters:

Report type

Exclude zero amounts?

Beginning period
Ending period

D

Cleared

Same