14. Producing a profit

Chapter survival toolkit

Producing a profit

The income statement, or profit and loss account

Ten hard questions to ask or be asked

What’s next?

‘One out of every ten listed public companies [in the US] restated its earnings during the last five years.’

Paul S. Atkins(Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission, 2002)

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