ajohnson7713
May 4, 2008, 07:34 PM
Is this correct
                Sales ($)		696,000
	COGS		200,000
	Gross Profit	496,000
	Expenses		300,000
	EBIT		196,000
	Interest Expense	  10,000
	EBT		186,000
	Tax Expense(40%)	  36,000
	Net Income	175,000
 
	Retained Earnings
	  (Jan 1)		150,000
	Dividends Paid             25,000
morgaine300
May 5, 2008, 12:07 AM
Is this correct
                Sales ($)		696,000
	COGS		200,000
	Gross Profit	496,000
	Expenses		300,000
	EBIT		196,000
	Interest Expense	  10,000
	EBT		186,000
 
Obviously I don't know if the actual numbers are correct, or if you missed something, or anything like that since I can't see the original, but everything's in the correct order and sub-totals all correct, etc.  Through this point.
 
 
Tax Expense(40%)	  36,000
 
This, however, is not 40% of earnings before tax.
 
 
Net Income	175,000
 
And even if 36,000 were correct, 186,000 less 36,000 doesn't equal 175,000
 
You need to do some checking of that math there.
 
 
 
Retained Earnings
	  (Jan 1)		150,000
	Dividends Paid             25,000
 
I'm not sure what you are trying to do here.  You've just listed the RE beginning balance and the dividends.  But I don't know why you listed it, because you haven't actually done anything with it.  It doesn't belong on the income statement.
 
Are you supposed to also be doing a balance sheet?