Adding Temporary Difference Accounts

The Temporary 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.

Table 5-2 Temporary Difference Account Properties

Column Description Input Type Valid Values
Name The label of the member in HFM Free Form Only valid HFM label characters 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
Classification Define whether a temporary difference is Current or Non-Current List of Values Current or Non-Current selections only
National Benefit of Regional Tax Define if the account will have a national benefit for its regional taxes List of Values Yes or No only. Yes is only valid for Pre-Tax, National and Regional accounts.
Equity Temp Reversal - National If a reversal account is required, select one. List of Values Tax-Effected, National base temporary accounts
Equity Temp Reversal - Regional If a reversal account is required, select one. List of Values Tax-Effected, National base temporary accounts
Tax Rate Change in Equity Select if the temporary difference has a different rate for its equity accounts List of Values Yes or No only. Yes is only valid for base members of TempGSTotal and TempSTTotal.
Default Parent The default parent of the account member List of Values All parent members inside the list of temporary difference accounts
Parents All the parents valid for the account Free Form  
BS Class Level Balance Sheet class level List of Values Yes or No only
Class Sign Negative or positive sign on the classification List of Values  
VA Class Level Value Allowance classification level List of Values Yes or No
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.