P&L reports don't reflect all entered transactions

[MFBB]

I am fairly inexperienced, but have been using quickbooks 2000 pro to post farm expenses and income. My problem is, that when I go to reports, the profit & loss report doesn't include all the bills that I have entered and paid. They show up on some of the other reports, but will not show on expenses by vendor, or the P&L. Anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong? Any help would be appreciated.

[Quicky]

First thing to do is check your date range on the reports in the upper left.

[BarbaraD]

Also, check the dates the BILLS are entered , the P & L reads the date of the bill not the DUE date

[Big_John]

Also, you need to check the accounts used by the transactions. Note that purchasing inventory isn't an expense. Instead it's a transcfer of cash into your inventory asset account.