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What is Net Income?

In business, net income - also referred to as the bottom line, net profit, or net earnings - is an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses and taxes for an accounting period. -1. True.-2. False.

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Question added by Khaja Moinuddin , Group Assistant Financial Controller , Confidential
Date Posted: 2014/01/15
Rehan Qureshi
by Rehan Qureshi , Financial Consultant , Self Employeed

Refers to a company's net earnings, net income or earnings per share (EPS). Bottom line also refers to any actions that may increase/decrease net earnings or a company's overall profit. A company that is growing its net earnings or reducing its costs is said to be "improving its bottom line".

The reference to "bottom" describes the relative location of the net income figure on a company's income statement; it will almost always be the last line at the bottom of the page. This reflects the fact that all expenses have already been taken out of revenues, and there is nothing left to subtract. This stands in contrast to revenues, which are considered the "top line" figures.

 

Most companies aim to improve their bottom lines through two simultaneous methods: growing revenues (i.e., generate top-line growth) and increasing efficiency (or cutting costs).

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

Net Income is the amount of profit money a business has after determining total gross business income and deducting all expenses, taxes, depreciation, and interest.

Net income is the same as the "profit" of a business, or its "earnings."

Jayanand Narendranath Narendranath
by Jayanand Narendranath Narendranath , General Manager/ Chief Financial and Opearions Officer , leading Interior Design and Joinery Manufacturing

TRUE. Net income is the total earnings of an organisation after adjusting the operating costs, depreciation, interest and taxes 

mukkur srinivasan varadhan
by mukkur srinivasan varadhan , Chartered Accountant , Chartered Accountant in practice

Net Income is Net earnings of the company. i.e. Total recognised  revenue minus all the accrued expenses, including taxes computed above the line.

Hossam Alsaqqa
by Hossam Alsaqqa , HR Projects Operations Manager , Enjaz Enterprise and Consultancy

True.... that is the Net income

Aziz ur Rehman ur Rehman
by Aziz ur Rehman ur Rehman , Assistant Manager Finance , Central Power Puchasing Agency (CPPA)

1-true

mohammed ragab
by mohammed ragab , Operations & Facilities manager , Technical care center

True 

Revenue

- cost of good sold 

- Expenses 

= Profit before taxes 

- taxes 

= Net Profit / net income 

For an individual "net income" is their "take home pay" ie after all relevant deductions from their "gross" pay - Income tax, national insurance etc etc.

 

Mohan Cherian
by Mohan Cherian , Senior Accountant , First Bateel General Trading & Contracting Co. (Al Roumi Group )

True, EBIT is operating income

Karen Marutyan
by Karen Marutyan , Country Finance Manager , Fawaz Abdullaziz Al Hokair & Co.

Net income is a company's total earnings (or profit). Net income is calculated by taking revenues and adjusting for the cost of doing business, depreciation, interest, taxes and other expenses. This number is found on a company's income statement and is an important measure of how profitable the company is over a period of time. The measure is also used to calculate earnings per share.

Ahmed Abd Alwahab Awad Ibrahim
by Ahmed Abd Alwahab Awad Ibrahim , Chief Accounting , ICCDP

True

by simple way

Net Income = All Revenues - All Costs & Expenses - Taxes

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