# Build a P\&L / Income statement in less than 5 minutes

In this video learn how Inforiver helps you build your P\&L / Income statement in less than 5 minutes without using DAX. 

Anyone who has attempted to build a P\&L / income / financial reporting statement in Power BI using the native table or matrix visual knows how time-consuming the task can be. The complication comes from several reasons, including but not limited to 

(a) having to encode a custom sort order for accounts in the data model 

(b) using DAX to not only perform calculations but also to conditionally populate rows based on GL accounts/subtotals 

(c) formatting limitations 

(d) limitations in handling accounting signs (+/-), and more.

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> ## **Related resources**
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> #### Feature highlights
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> [Financial reports in Power BI](https://inforiver.com/financial-reports-powerbi/)
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> #### Blogs
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> [Build a P\&L / income statement report in Power BI in less than 5 minutes](https://inforiver.com/blog/financial-statements/financial-income-statement-reporting-table-matrix-power-bi/)
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> [Achieve 20x productivity in P\&L/financial statement reporting in Power BI](https://inforiver.com/blog/financial-statements/financial-statement-power-bi/)
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> [Best fonts for financial reporting](https://inforiver.com/blog/general/best-fonts-financial-reporting/)
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> [14 Financial Modelling Templates for Microsoft Power BI](https://inforiver.com/financial-modelling-templates-powerbi/)
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> #### Demos <a href="#headline-27-3553" id="headline-27-3553"></a>
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> [AMD financial statements](https://inforiver.com/demos/financial-statements-using-microsoft-power-bi-amd/)
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> [Nike financial statements](https://inforiver.com/demos/financial-statements-using-microsoft-power-bi-nike/)
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> [Apple financial statements](https://inforiver.com/demos/financial-statements-using-microsoft-power-bi-apple/)


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