ACC 312 Midterm: Profit and loss account formats

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There are four alternative profit and loss account formats permitted by the companies acts 1985/1989, and in line with the provisions of frs 3. In formats 1 and 3, expenses are classified by function, for example, cost of sales, distribution costs, administrative expenses. In formats 2 and 4, expenses are classified by type, for example, raw materials and consumables, staff costs, and depreciation. Format 1 is seen more frequently than format 2, and is the format most widely used by the majority of uk limited companies. Frs 3, reporting financial performance, contains supplementary provisions relating to the format of the profit and loss account, in addition to the four alternative formats allowed in the companies act. One of the main provisions of frs 3 relates to the separate identification within the profit and loss account of turnover and operating profit relating to continuing operations and discontinued operations.

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