upside-down income statement

noun

A planned income statement laid out in the reverse of the usual order, i.e. starting with the bottom line and continuing with the figures that the business must achieve in order to meet it.

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Meanings

nounupside-down income statement (plural upside-down income statements)

plural upside-down income statements

  1. accountingA planned income statement laid out in the reverse of the usual order, i.e. starting with the bottom line and continuing with the figures that the business must achieve in order to meet it.
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