I am unable to complete the Statement of Profit or Loss. The trial balance is missing Sales and Purchases. How can I proceed?

To prepare the Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income, I need the figures for Sales and Purchases. These are typically found at the beginning of the trial balance. However, the provided image of the trial balance starts with "Allowance for credit losses" and does not include Sales or Purchases.

Without these crucial figures, I cannot calculate Net Sales, Cost of Sales, or Gross Profit, and therefore cannot complete the full Statement of Profit or Loss.

I can, however, calculate the individual expense and income items based on the available information:

Calculations for Expense and Income Items:

• Interest Expense (Loan from Thabiso):
  • Note 2 states interest on the loan from Thabiso was correctly calculated at R7