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Profit & loss summary
Read operating P&L as folio revenue (charges/credits) minus logged Expenses — knowing what is excluded (advances, float, unpaid AR).
Finance · Academy
What this section is
Profit & loss (ops P&L) is folio operating revenue minus expenses you logged under Expenses for the period. Included: folio charges & adjustments (revenue), folio credits (reduce revenue), and Expenses. Excluded: advances/deposits (liability), cash-register float moves, and unpaid balances still sitting on open folios. Collections shown on the page are cash movement, not profit. Full double-entry Accounting P&L (if used) is a separate books hub.
In the owner dashboard
Open Profit & loss summary under Listing / Property after you claim a stay. Same vocabulary as Help Academy.
~10 min
Typical time to read this guide and complete the screen once for a small property.
Finance · Finance insights
Read the property money story: billing KPIs, operating P&L, and monthly budget vs cash-flow actuals.
Help cues
When to use it
Cue 1
Month-end owner review — did we make money?
Cue 2
Compare September revenue vs expenses.
Cue 3
After a heavy comp month — credits should show.
Do this
Step-by-step
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Open Profit & loss
Finance → Profit & loss. Set From / To for the period.
India example: Sep · revenue ₹4.2L · expenses ₹1.1L. -
Read revenue and expense sides
Room/F&B and other folio charge categories vs expense categories. Credits/comps reduce revenue.
India example: Room ₹2.4L − goodwill credits ₹8k − expenses ₹95k → operating result. -
Act on gaps
Missing expenses → log them. Inflated revenue with open AR → collect (AR does not create cash). Link to Budget for plan vs actual.
India example: Expenses understated → add electricity · re-open P&L.
Tips
Say “operating result from folios and logged expenses” — not statutory audited profit. · Accounting → Profit & loss may exist for GL books; this screen is the ops view.
Common mistakes
Calling bank balance “profit” because collections looked good on Billing reports.
Staff training
Detailed examples
Full India-hotel scenarios — same structure as Help Academy. Follow on the live screen with your team.
Example 1: September operating result for the owner
Setting
Month closed · expenses mostly logged · comps recorded as credits.
Who is involved
Accountant Meera · Owner Ananya
P&L is not bank balance. Explain revenue − credits − expenses in one sentence.
| # | What staff do | What they should see |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance → Profit & loss · September | Revenue and expense totals. |
| 2 | Point out credits/comps reducing revenue | Honest net. |
| 3 | If expenses look light, open Expenses and fix | Re-check P&L. |
Pricing unlock
Which plans include Profit & loss summary
Ready to set this up?
Claim your listing, open Profit & loss summary in the owner dashboard, then continue Setup order.