
Concept explainers
Income statement: It is a statement of financial records of the company’s monetary performance during the bookkeeping period. The financial data presented briefly in the statements are considered to assess the monetary presentation of the business and its profits and expenditures through functional and non-operating activities.
To prepare: To prepare the single-step income statement, comprehensive income statement, and retained earnings statement.
(b) Analysis
To explain: To explain how the multiple-step income statement format is useful to the users of the financial statements.
(c) Principles
To explain: To explain whether the qualitative characteristics of accounting information as discussed in the conceptual framework is correct.

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Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition
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