Abbreviations used in bookkeeping

§                     A/C - Account

§                     A/R - Accounts Receivable

§                     A/P - Accounts Payable

§                     B/S - Balance Sheet

§                     c/d - Carried down

§                     b/d - Brought down

§                     c/f - Carried forward

§                     b/f - Brought forward

§                     Dr - Debit

§                     Cr - Credit

§                     G/L - General Ledger; (or N/L - Nominal Ledger)

§                     P&L - Profit & Loss; (or I/S - Income Statement)

§                     PP&E - Property, Plant and Equipment

§                     TB - Trial Balance

§                     VAT - Value Added Tax

§                     CST - Central Sale Tax

§                     TDS - Tax Deducted at Source

§                     MAT - Minimum Alternate Tax

§                     EBIDTA - Earnings before Interest, Depreciation, Taxes and Amortisation.

§                     EBDTA - Earnings before Depreciation, Taxes and Amortisation.

§                     EBT - Earnings before Taxes.

§                     EAT - Earnings after Tax.

§                     PAT - Profit after tax

§                     PBT - Profit before tax

§                     Dep - Depreciation