Financial reports and planning
Review posted reports, budgets, accounting tags, forecasts and saved report schedules.
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Select a company before opening financial statements
Load one legal company's accounting policy and reports.
Updated 2026-11-11
Check the source of a financial statement
Identify whether the statement uses Institution Books or a connected accounting provider.
Updated 2026-11-11
Choose a report's accounting basis
Use the report control without mistaking it for a change to company book settings.
Updated 2026-11-11
Set a custom financial report date range
Use explicit dates when a calendar preset does not match the review period.
Updated 2026-11-11
Change financial statement columns to months or quarters
Choose a period layout that fits the comparison you need.
Updated 2026-11-11
Compare the last two visible report periods
Use Compare with attention to the selected columns and partial-period coverage.
Updated 2026-11-11
Show or hide zero rows in a financial statement
Adjust table visibility without changing the ledger or report period.
Updated 2026-11-11
Display account codes in a financial statement
Use Codes to distinguish similarly named ledger accounts.
Updated 2026-11-11
Use the compact financial statement view
Reduce table spacing while keeping the same report values and filters.
Updated 2026-11-11
Copy a range of financial statement cells
Use keyboard selection to copy visible report values into a working document.
Updated 2026-11-11
Open posted activity behind a statement amount
Use account drilldown to trace a summary value to its journal lines.
Updated 2026-11-11
Investigate a balance sheet that does not balance
Read the displayed difference and trace the accounts before preparing a correction.
Updated 2026-11-11
Refresh a report when its register total differs
Reload the statement after the underlying posted ledger changes.
Updated 2026-11-11
Distinguish delivered report files from live statements
Check whether you are opening a published file or reading current accounting data.
Updated 2026-11-11
Filter the General Ledger to one account
Focus on a selected ledger account while preserving the report's source context.
Updated 2026-11-11
Choose the period for a posted General Ledger report
Use dates inside the company's recorded book history and through today.
Updated 2026-11-11
Find General Ledger lines by memo text
Use Memo contains for a specific source reference within the selected period.
Updated 2026-11-11
Filter General Ledger activity by customer or vendor
Use current company counterparty filters to review relevant posted lines.
Updated 2026-11-11
Review contra-account filtering in the General Ledger
Check the contra-account control before comparing filtered totals.
Updated 2026-11-11
Read filtered ledger totals and running balances
Understand why a matching subtotal can differ from the account's running balance.
Updated 2026-11-11
Clear General Ledger filters to recover missing activity
Return to the broader period view before treating an entry as absent.
Updated 2026-11-11
Export the complete matching General Ledger
Use the report download for the selected filter scope instead of copying one visible page.
Updated 2026-11-11
Resolve restricted posted-journal details in Reports
Request the specific report detail permission needed for ledger drilldown.
Updated 2026-11-11
Interpret a report with no posted activity
Check scope and posting status before concluding that the period has no transactions.
Updated 2026-11-11
Check book-history coverage before a ledger report
Keep reporting dates consistent with the company's configured accounting history.
Updated 2026-11-11
Download a financial statement as CSV
Export the current statement values in a format suitable for a review spreadsheet.
Updated 2026-11-11
Download a financial statement as an Excel workbook
Keep report structure when moving the current statement into spreadsheet review.
Updated 2026-11-11
Print a financial statement or save it as PDF
Use the report's print view and check the resulting document before sharing.
Updated 2026-11-11
Create a monthly budget plan
Save planned account amounts and compare them with posted Institution activity.
Updated 2026-11-11
Choose a company, project or department budget scope
Make the plan's scope explicit before entering its monthly amounts.
Updated 2026-11-11
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