# FAQs **Why doesn't my Sales report match my Profit & Loss statement (report)?** There are several reasons for why this might be the case: * Sales reports are usually based on a transaction date such as invoice date, invoice due date, order date or delivery date. Whereas, Profit and Loss (P\&L) statements are usually based on posting date or journal date. These dates don't always align, especially when there is a delay in posting to the General Ledger (GL). * Each of your database solutions might apply different logic. In addition, modifications or factors might be applied to GL postings that don't exist on the original invoice, which can result in further differences between sales data and P\&L figures. * Sales subledgers often store gross values, including Taxes, Discounts and Freight. The GL might record these as net or record the values against separate codes. * The GL can include manual journal adjustments, accruals and corrections that are not in the subledger. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/using-statements/faqs.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.