Changing the Statement of Cash Flows template design

A statement of cash flow shows you the movement of cash through your company. It presents the cash receipts and payments of the company over a period of time. It complements the profit and loss statement by providing information on the company's liquidity and financial flexibility. It also show the change of cash and cash equivalents during the period.

The Statement of Cash Flows template creates a cash-flow statement based on the default account groups in Ajera. Please work with your CPA to verify that the account groups in the statement are correct for your firm.

To change the Statement of Cash Flows template, do this:

Step 1: Verify the rows

Each account group you have set up to print on your current cash-flow statement will need to appear in the statement design in the Financial Statement Designer.

  1. From the > Reports menu, click Manage Financial Statements > Designs. A blank worksheet appears.
  2. Click Open, and double-click Template - Statement of Cash Flows. The Statement of Cash Flows template design appears.
  • The design contains the following sections: Cash Provided by Operating Activities, Cash Provided by Investing Activities, and Cash Provided by Financing Activities.
  • The Amounts row in each section is based on one or more account groups, except the Net Income row. This row is based on your profit and loss account types.
  1. In the template design, start with the second Amounts row in the design. Verify that each Amounts row is correct:
  1. Click the row in the worksheet. The account group for that row appears in the properties area, below the worksheet.
  2. If this account group does not exist or is incorrect, click in the Account Group list and select the correct account group. (For more information, see Setting up Amounts rows.)
  1. To delete an Amounts row, right-click the row and click Delete.
  2. To add an Amounts row:
  1. Right-click the totals row and click Insert. A blank row appears above the current row.
  2. Click the blank row, and click the Amounts button.
  3. Click the Account Groups button.
  4. Click in the Account Group list and select the correct account group.
  5. Click the Summarized button.
  6. Based on the account group, select or clear the Reverse sign check box.

For example, this check box is cleared for the Accounts Payable Net and Repurchase of Common Stock and Dividend Payments account groups in the design, and selected for the other account groups.

  1. If you have accounts without account groups, you will need to set up new Amounts rows for these accounts so that they appear on the statement. You can set up an Amounts row by account range, ID range, or account type. (For more information, see Setting up Amounts rows.)
  2. Click the totals rows and verify that the formula in each cell is correct. If a formula is incorrect, double-click the cell and change the formula. (For more information, see Setting up totals and Entering formulas in the worksheet.)

Step 2: Verify the columns

Each column you have set up to print on your current cash-flow statement will need to appear in the statement design.

The design contains the following defined columns: This Quarter, This Year, Last Year.

  1. In the Column Setup row, verify that the defined columns match the columns in your current cash-flow statement.

If a column is not the same, do one of the following:

  • For a column defined by a property, click the cell, click a Content List button, and double-click the correct option in the properties area. (For more information, see Setting up columns.)
  • For a column defined by a formula, double-click the cell and change the formula. (For more information, see Entering formulas in the worksheet.)
  1. To delete a column, do one of the following:
  • Right-click the column letter at the top of the worksheet and click Delete.
  • Right-click a defined cell in the Column Setup row and click Clear Contents.
  1. To add a column:
  • If needed, right-click a column letter at the top of the worksheet and click Insert.
  • Click a blank cell in the Column Setup row, and select the correct option in the properties area or enter a formula.