The equivalent of income and expenditure account in a trading concern is

A.

Trading account

B.

Profit and loss account

C.

Appropriation account

D.

Balance sheet

Correct answer is B

The income and expenditure account is an account prepared by non-trading concerns to ascertain surplus or deficit of income over expenditures for a particular period. Its equivalent is the profit and loss account . 

An income statement or profit and loss account is one of the financial statements of a company and shows the company's revenues and expenses during a particular period.