A Cash Flow Statement is a financial report that shows how cash moved in and out of the firm over a specific period of time. It helps the firm understand:
how much cash came in from sources like client payments, retainers earned, and other income
how much cash went out for expenses like payroll, rent, software, insurance, and vendor payments
whether the firm generated enough cash to cover day-to-day operations
Before generating a Cash Flow Statement, please confirm the following:
Ensure your Operating Accounting has been set up and fully onboarded.
Verify that all relevant payments and journal entries have been entered and correctly categorized.
Access the Cash Flow Statement use the following steps:
Navigate to Reports > Accounting to view the list of Operating Accounting reports.
Select Cash Flow Statement from the list.
The Cash Flow Statement will display current year-to-date results by default, showing balances as of the selected end date.
Using Filters
To adjust the date range use the Report Period dropdown or manually change the Start Date and End Date, then click Apply to refresh the report.
Use the Compare Another Period dropdown to view changes across multiple time periods (e.g., current vs. prior year).
An additional column will appear to the right with the balances you wish to compare.
Use the Display columns by option to change the layout of your results to include additional columns for Month, Quarter or Year.
Choose to show only active rows and columns, or include all rows and columns, including those with zero balances.
Print and Export
To generate a PDF version of the report, click the Print icon.
This will download a PDF file for your review.
To export the report as an Excel (.xlsx) file, click the Export icon
This will download an Excel file for your review.
