Times Interest earned ratio:
Times interest earned ratio is a ratio which measures how well the business has earned the income for the period so as to be sufficient for serving the interest of the debts. This ratio determines the number of times the interest can be served from the net income earned of the firm.
However, the net income of the firm shall be taken before deducting any tax expense and interest expense itself, as the interest is a deductible expense for income tax purposes and if there is net loss after debiting the interest in the income statement, no tax shall be payable.
Requirement:
TheTimes interest earned ratio to be computed.
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