Adding Permanent Difference Accounts

The Permanent Difference Accounts spreadsheet lists the account properties available for editing. If you add an account, you must give it a unique name and specify its properties.

You cannot adjust the following Permanent Difference properties:

  • Group for Data Entry

  • FX Average Override Rate Account

  • FX Average Override Difference Account

Table 5-1 Permanent Difference Account Properties

Column Description Input Type Valid Values
Name The label of the member in HFM Free Form Only valid HFM label characters are allowed.
Tax Type Define the account as Pre-Tax, Tax, or Apportioned List of Values Pre-Tax, Tax, or Apportioned only
Jurisdiction Define the account as National, Regional, or Both List of Values National, Regional, or National and Regional
Uses Consolidated ETR Define if the account will be a valid intersection on the Consolidated ETR Form List of Values Yes or No only. Yes is only valid for Pre-Tax, National and Regional accounts.
Move to TARF Define if the account will be a valid intersection on the TARF Form List of Values Yes or No only. Yes is only valid for Tax-Effected accounts.
Equity Perm Reversal - National If a reversal account is required, select one. List of Values Tax-Effected, National base permanent accounts
Equity Perm Reversal - Regional If a reversal account is required, select one. List of Values Tax-Effected, National base permanent accounts
Default Parent The default parent of the account member List of Values All parent members inside the list of permanent accounts
Languages Each language will have its own column with the header from the previously defined HFM language ID (for example, en-US) Free Form Only characters valid for HFM descriptions are allowed.