diff --git a/brewman/routers/reports/profit_loss.py b/brewman/routers/reports/profit_loss.py
index fd02124e..da20c441 100644
--- a/brewman/routers/reports/profit_loss.py
+++ b/brewman/routers/reports/profit_loss.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, date
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Security, Request
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from ...db.session import SessionLocal
 from brewman.models.master import AccountType, AccountBase
 from brewman.models.voucher import Voucher, Journal, VoucherType
 from brewman.routers.reports.closing_stock import get_opening_stock, get_closing_stock
+import brewman.schemas.reports as schemas
 from ...core.session import (
     set_period,
     get_start_date,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ def get_db() -> Session:
         db.close()
 
 
-@router.get("")
+@router.get("", response_model=schemas.ProfitLoss)
 def report_blank(
     request: Request,
     user: UserToken = Security(get_user, scopes=["profit-&-loss"]),
@@ -37,11 +38,11 @@ def report_blank(
         "startDate": get_start_date(request.session),
         "finishDate": get_finish_date(request.session),
         "body": [],
-        "footer": {},
+        "footer": None,
     }
 
 
-@router.get("/{start}/{finish}")
+@router.get("/{start}/{finish}", response_model=schemas.ProfitLoss)
 def report_data(
     start: str,
     finish: str,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ def report_data(
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     user: UserToken = Security(get_user, scopes=["profit-&-loss"]),
 ):
-    body, footer = build_profit_loss(start, finish, db)
+    body, footer = build_profit_loss(datetime.strptime(start, "%d-%b-%Y"), datetime.strptime(finish, "%d-%b-%Y"), db)
     set_period(start, finish, request.session)
     return {
         "startDate": start,
@@ -59,9 +60,7 @@ def report_data(
     }
 
 
-def build_profit_loss(start_date, finish_date, db):
-    start_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(start_date, "%d-%b-%Y")
-    finish_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(finish_date, "%d-%b-%Y")
+def build_profit_loss(start_date: date, finish_date: date, db: Session):
     profit_type_list = [i.id for i in AccountType.list() if i.balance_sheet == False]
     report = []
     groups = {}
@@ -87,9 +86,9 @@ def build_profit_loss(start_date, finish_date, db):
     total_amount = (opening_stock - closing_stock) * -1
 
     report.append(
-        {"name": "Opening Stock", "amount": opening_stock * -1, "order": 20.0001}
+        {"name": "Opening Stock", "amount": opening_stock * -1, "order": 200001}
     )
-    report.append({"name": "Closing Stock", "amount": closing_stock, "order": 29})
+    report.append({"name": "Closing Stock", "amount": closing_stock, "order": 290000})
     purchase_group = AccountType.by_id(2)
     groups[purchase_group.id] = {
         "group": purchase_group.name,
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ def build_profit_loss(start_date, finish_date, db):
         total_amount += amount
 
         if amount != 0:
-            counter += 0.001
+            counter += 10
             report.append(
                 {
                     "name": account.name,
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ def build_profit_loss(start_date, finish_date, db):
     footer = {
         "group": "Net Profit" if total_amount > 0 else "Net Loss",
         "total": total_amount,
-        "order": 100,
+        "order": 1000000,
     }
 
     return sorted(report, key=lambda d: d["order"]), footer
diff --git a/brewman/schemas/reports.py b/brewman/schemas/reports.py
index be31b9d6..720fc91c 100644
--- a/brewman/schemas/reports.py
+++ b/brewman/schemas/reports.py
@@ -328,3 +328,46 @@ class ProductLedger(BaseModel):
             value,
             "%d-%b-%Y"
         ).date()
+
+
+class ProfitLossItem(BaseModel):
+    group: Optional[str]
+    name: Optional[str]
+    amount: Optional[Decimal]
+    total: Optional[Decimal]
+    order: int
+
+    class Config:
+        anystr_strip_whitespace = True
+        alias_generator = to_camel
+        json_encoders = {
+            date: lambda v: v.strftime("%d-%b-%Y")
+        }
+
+
+class ProfitLoss(BaseModel):
+    start_date: date
+    finish_date: date
+    body: List[ProfitLossItem]
+    footer: Optional[ProfitLossItem]
+
+    class Config:
+        anystr_strip_whitespace = True
+        alias_generator = to_camel
+        json_encoders = {
+            date: lambda v: v.strftime("%d-%b-%Y")
+        }
+
+    @validator("start_date", pre=True)
+    def parse_start_date(cls, value):
+        return datetime.strptime(
+            value,
+            "%d-%b-%Y"
+        ).date()
+
+    @validator("finish_date", pre=True)
+    def parse_finish_date(cls, value):
+        return datetime.strptime(
+            value,
+            "%d-%b-%Y"
+        ).date()
diff --git a/overlord/src/app/profit-loss/profit-loss.component.html b/overlord/src/app/profit-loss/profit-loss.component.html
index 8c15e27f..75697e2f 100644
--- a/overlord/src/app/profit-loss/profit-loss.component.html
+++ b/overlord/src/app/profit-loss/profit-loss.component.html
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@
       <ng-container matColumnDef="group">
         <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>Group</mat-header-cell>
         <mat-cell *matCellDef="let row">{{row.group}}</mat-cell>
-        <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef>{{info.footer.group}}</mat-footer-cell>
+        <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef>{{info.footer?.group}}</mat-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
       <!-- Name Column -->
       <ng-container matColumnDef="name">
         <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header>Name</mat-header-cell>
         <mat-cell *matCellDef="let row">{{row.name}}</mat-cell>
-        <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef>{{info.footer.name}}</mat-footer-cell>
+        <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef>{{info.footer?.name}}</mat-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
       <!-- Amount Column -->
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header class="right">Amount</mat-header-cell>
         <mat-cell *matCellDef="let row" class="right">{{row.amount | currency:'INR'}}</mat-cell>
         <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef class="right">
-          {{info.footer.amount | currency:'INR'}}
+          {{info.footer?.amount | currency:'INR'}}
         </mat-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <mat-header-cell *matHeaderCellDef mat-sort-header class="right">Total</mat-header-cell>
         <mat-cell *matCellDef="let row" class="right">{{row.total | currency:'INR'}}</mat-cell>
         <mat-footer-cell *matFooterCellDef class="right">
-          {{info.footer.total | currency:'INR'}}
+          {{info.footer?.total | currency:'INR'}}
         </mat-footer-cell>
       </ng-container>