Brief Description
The Cash Flow Report shows changes in your cash position over time. The report displays cash flow for three activities: Operating, investing, and financing.
Use Cases
This is a key financial report to see how your business is performing on a cash basis.
Finding and Using the Report
- In Actionstep Practice Management, go to Reports > Accounting Reports. (Your menu may show Reports > Accounting Reports > Reports List.)
- In the Financial section, click Cash Flow Report. The report is displayed.
Then, refer to these articles for help generating and saving reports for future use:
Available Filters
- Reporting Period: The reporting period date range determines the information displayed in the left column of the report. Only figures for the selected date range are displayed.
- Comparison Period: The comparison period date range determines the information displayed in the right column of the report. Only figures for the selected date range are displayed. This can be useful to display information from the prior week, month, or year for comparison purposes.
Report Output
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities: Displays the income minus expenses from accounts coded to the operating cash flow designation.
- Net Cash Flow From Operations: Sums the cash flows from all operating accounts for the selected date range.
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Cash Flows From Investing Activities: Displays the income minus expenses from accounts coded to the investing cash flow designation.
- Net Cash Flow From Investing Activities: Sums the cash flows from all investing accounts for the selected date range.
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Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Displays the income minus expenses from accounts coded to the financing cash flow designation.
- Net Cash Flow From Financing Activities: Sums the cash flows from all financing accounts for the selected date range.
- Net Change in Cash: Sums all Operations, Investing, and Financing activity amounts to display a total of cash flow from each column.
Additional Notes
For an account's information to factor into the Cash Flow Report, a Cashflow section must be designated for the account by going to Accounting > Accounts > Accounts List.
To edit an account, first select Master Accounts in the Display drop-down list and then select the name of the account for which you'd like to set the Cashflow section. Finally, select a Cashflow section in the drop-down list in the Additional details section of the Edit account page.
As a general guide, the following accounts should be included under each section, but you can alter this setup for your own purposes. Select None for all other accounts:
| Operating | Investing | Financing |
|---|---|---|
|
Depreciation Accounts Receivable Inventories Accounts Payable Notes Payable Accrued Expenses Payable Taxes Payable |
Marketable Securities |
Long Term Debt Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital |
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