FORMAT OF INOME STATEMENT OF A SOLETRADER $ $ XXX (xxx) Revenue Less: Sales Returns Less: Cost of Sales Opening Inventory xxx Purchases xxxx Less: Purchase Returns (xxx) Less: Drawings of goods (if any ) (xxx) Add: Carriage Inwards xxx xxx Less : Closing Inventory (xxx) GROSS PROFIT Add: Income Discount received xxx Commission received xxx Any other income xxx Less: Expenses Rent xxx Salary xxx Carriage outwards xxx Discount allowed xxx Depreciation xxx Any other expense xxx Operating profit /Profit from operations Less: Finance cost/Finance charges Interest on loan Profit /Loss for the year Note : 1.The section till gross profit is Trading account and the section where profit/loss for the year is calculated is profit and loss account 2.Brackets represent the amount deducted $ xxxx xxxx XXX xxx xxx xxx (xxx) xxx