Cash flow statement

Use the Cash flow statement in Menu > Reports to review cash generated and used by operating, investing, and financing activities for a selected period. It combines the cash balance before the period with the net change from posting activity during the period to calculate ending cash and excludes draft and other non-posting transactions.

Run the report

  1. Open Menu > Reports. In Search by report or description, enter the report name and press Enter.
  2. Select Cash flow statement.
  3. Select Change date range, choose the reporting period and comparison, and apply the change.
  4. Optionally filter by Account or Account type.
  5. Review operating, investing, and financing activities. Select an amount to open supporting detail when a link is available.
  6. To download the report, select More actions > Export as PDF or Export as Excel (.xlsx).

How the report is calculated

The report uses posting general ledger impact. Operating activities include net income and adjustments for operating balance-sheet accounts. Investing activities include fixed-asset and other non-current-asset activity. Financing activities include non-current-liability and equity activity. Net change in cash is the sum of operating, investing, and financing activity within the selected period. Cash at beginning of period includes posting cash activity before the selected period. Cash at end of period is cash at the beginning of the period plus the net change in cash. Draft and other non-posting transactions are excluded.

Column definitions

The following table defines each column on the cash flow statement report:

Column Description
Date range amount The value of each cash flow account in the specified date range. In most cases, selecting an account type’s amount takes you to the general ledger. Selecting the Net income amount takes you to the income statement.
Comparative date range amount The value of each cash flow account in the comparative date range. In most cases, selecting an account type’s amount takes you to the general ledger. Selecting the Net income amount takes you to the income statement.
Change The difference between the date range amount and the comparative date range amount.
% change The change divided by the absolute value of the comparative date-range amount, multiplied by 100. When the comparative amount is zero, the report displays zero percent.

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