Sometimes it's easier to review the profit & loss report when viewed as a graph. Here you can choose your accounting method, how you want to display your figures and negative values, and what you want to display or hide in your report. access your P&L preferences by clicking the cog in the upper-right cornerĀ of your screen to.See the section below for more information about the graphs. display the report as a bar or line graph by clicking the bar graph or line graph buttons.From the Detail view that appears, you'll see a list of transactions for that account. see a detailed view of your accounts by clicking on the account Total.The report will show the variance in both dollar and percentage terms. compare your results to a budget that's for the period you're reviewing, click the Budget checkbox and then select the budget you want to compare from the drop-down list.The report will show the variance with last year, in both dollar and percentage terms. compare this year's results to last year by clicking the Last Year checkbox.You can customise the report to show more information.As the report covers two quarters, these are shown separately, and the Total column shows the combined values for the two quarters. In the example, below the Quarterly option has been selected.
From the Breakdown field, select whether you want to view the results for each month, quarter (if the report spans more than 3 months) or year (if the period spans more than 12 months), or the total results for the period you selected.