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What do you mean by revenue income?

Author

Rachel Davis

Updated on January 02, 2026

Income: An Overview. Revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to the company’s primary operations. Revenue, also known as gross sales, is often referred to as the “top line” because it sits at the top of the income statement.

What counts as revenue on an income statement?

Revenue is the income generated from normal business operations and includes discounts and deductions for returned merchandise. Revenue is also known as sales on the income statement.

Is cash a revenue on an income statement?

If you use cash accounting, then the revenue on the income statement includes all payments received from customers. Money that you earned but have not yet received does not appear on a cash-basis income statement.

What is mean by capital income?

Capital income is income that comes from capital, which is to say, comes from wealth itself, rather than any specific production or direct work. Capital income includes income derived from investments, such as stock dividends.

How do you find the sales revenue?

A simple way to find sales revenue is by multiplying the number of sales and the sales price or average service price (Revenue = Sales x Average Price of Service or Sales Price).

How do you find revenue?

Use the following formula when calculating your company’s total revenue:

  1. total revenue = (average price per units sold) x (number of units sold)
  2. total revenue = (average price per services sold) x (number of services sold)
  3. total revenue = (total number of goods sold) x (average price per good sold)

Is cash an asset or revenue?

Account Types

AccountTypeDebit
CASHAssetIncrease
CASH OVERRevenueDecrease
CASH SHORTExpenseIncrease
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLELiabilityDecrease