The Cash Flow Analysis includes cash transactions that are expected to be paid or received within the Days To Look Ahead period. The transaction types include:

• Recurring transactions which have a Frequency set (apart from Never)
• Fall due within the Days To Look Ahead period
• Are currently overdue

In addition to this, the Frequency of Recurring transactions may increase the number of times a transaction is included in the analysis. For example: A Recurring transaction with a Weekly Frequency will be included four times in the analysis if the Days To Look Ahead is set to 30 days.

The recurring transaction types included in the report are:

• Spend Money and Receive Money
• Pay Employee pay cheques
• Record Journal Entry
• Bills and Invoices that fall due within the Days To Look Ahead period, and those that are currently overdue
• Recurring Bills and Invoices that are yet to be recorded, and who's payments are due within the Days To Look Ahead period, are not included in the analysis

Note: The cash flow for Sales, Purchases and Payroll will only be reported if the Cash Flow Analysis report is filtered for their respective linked cheque accounts. To determine the linked cheque accounts:

• Sales - Go to the Setup menu, choose Linked Accounts, click Sales Accounts and you will see the Cheque Account For Customer Receipts field.
• Purchases - Go to the Setup menu, choose Linked Accounts, click Purchases Accounts and you will see the Cheque Account For Paying Bills field.
• Payroll - Go to the Setup menu, choose Linked Accounts, click Payroll Accounts and you will see the Payroll Cheque Account field.

When viewing the Cash Flow Analysis report, transactions can be added or edited but they can't be removed. Editing a transaction so its amount is zero will effectively remove it from the report. Alternatively, exit the report and delete the transaction. For example: An invoice was duplicated and needs to be removed from the report. Exit the report and delete the invoice from within the Transaction Journal.

The same principal also applies for Recurring transactions. They can be edited so their amount is zero. Or, exit the report and delete the Recurring transaction template.

Adding transactions

Scroll down to the bottom of the Cash Flow Analysis report. Notice that the last line is blank. Enter the transaction details in the blank line and then press the key on your keyboard. You can then continue to enter additional transactions or click Analyse Cash Needs to view the change.

Editing Transactions

With the Cash Flow Analysis report displayed, identify the transaction to be edited. Place your cursor in the Money In/Money Out field and change the amount. Press the key on your keyboard and then press Analyse Cash Needs to view the change.

The Cash Flow Analysis report can be filtered for only one bank account. If you have Recurring transaction templates for Transaction Journals, Receive Money and/or Spend Money that are allocated to the linked Undeposited Funds account or the Electronic Payments account, then the Cash Flow Analysis report will also need to be reported individually for these linked accounts. By doing this, you will be able to determine the overall cash flow for your business.

The amounts shown in the Cash Flow Analysis report are tax inclusive.

The GST remittance transaction isn't normally setup as a Recurring transaction, so your GST liability isn't included in the report.