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above-the-line
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking, January, 1997
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> above-the-line 1. Denoting entries above the horizontal line on a company's profit and loss account that separates the entries that establish the profit (or loss) from the entries showing how the profit is distributed. Prior to the introduction of Financial Reporting Standard 3, ‘Reporting Financial Performance’, in October 1992, it was understood that any exceptional items that were within the ordinary activities of the business were shown above the line, while any extraordinary items that were outside the ordinary activities of the business were shown ...
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