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Budget + Cash Flow + Account Schedule across fiscal boundary

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Hello.  I'm trying to create a cash flow forecast including G/L budget entries.  Everything is working fine except all account schedule period (month normally) columns for cash flow budget lines in the next fiscal year are showing the entire amount for the year instead of monthly changes.  This is true for all months in the next year.   I've tried a variety of column specifications, e.g. for January FY[13], 1FY[1], CY+1M, etc and they all exhibit the same behavior.  Are account schedules meant to be used across fiscal period boundaries?

For example, for the setup I have payroll G/L budget entries for through the end of next year.  In Chart of Cash Flow Accounts I have a line for budgeted payroll (Source Type=G/L Budget, G/L Integration = Budget, G/L Account Filter = {range of payroll of accounts}).  The Cash Flow Forecast successfully brings in (Suggest Worksheet Lines) entries for the budget line through the entire period of interest.  Examining CF Availability by Periods shows that the budget amounts are distributed under G/L Budget as expected per period.

My Account Schedule has a budgeted payroll line that specifies Cash Flow Entry Account and points to the Cash Flow Account specified in the previous paragraph.  Now when opening the overview for that Account Schedule everything looks great through the end of this year, but every month in next year shows the total amount for 2023. 

Am I trying to do something unsupported or have I specified columns incorrectly?  Is there a better way to accomplish my goal.

I appreciate any help or insight you folks provide.

  • Kerry Evans Profile Picture
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    RE: Budget + Cash Flow + Account Schedule across fiscal boundary

    It sounds like you are experiencing an issue with your account schedule where the cash flow budget lines in the next fiscal year are showing the entire amount for the year instead of monthly changes.

    Account schedules are typically used to summarize financial data for a given period, and are commonly used in financial reporting and analysis. While account schedules can be used across fiscal period boundaries, it is important to ensure that the data is properly aligned with the relevant periods.

    Based on your description, it seems that the issue may be related to the way that the budgeted payroll line in your account schedule is set up. Specifically, it may be helpful to review the Cash Flow Entry Account and the Cash Flow Account settings to ensure that they are properly aligned with the relevant periods.

    One potential approach to resolving this issue is to modify the budgeted payroll line in your account schedule to include a period filter that limits the data to the relevant period. For example, you could specify a filter that only includes data for the current fiscal year and the first month of the next fiscal year.

    Another potential approach is to review the settings for your Chart of Cash Flow Accounts and your budget entries to ensure that they are properly aligned with the relevant periods. For example, you may need to adjust the budget entries to ensure that they are properly allocated to the relevant periods.

    Overall, it may be helpful to consult with an accountant or financial advisor to review your account schedule and cash flow forecast to ensure that they are properly set up and aligned with the relevant periods.

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    csper Profile Picture
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    RE: Budget + Cash Flow + Account Schedule across fiscal boundary

    After stepping through the code for displaying that page I found the offending (to me) routine in CodeUnit 360 "AccountingPeriodMgt" named AccPeriodEndDate.  It computes the end date of a period based on a its start date, but if an accounting period isn't defined in that range it just returns 12/31/9999.

    The fix for me was to Create Year in Accounting Periods for 2023 and all works fine now.   Should have been obvious that this was a mistake, but I learned some things anyway.  

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    Andy Sather Profile Picture
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    RE: Budget + Cash Flow + Account Schedule across fiscal boundary

    Hello,

    If you don't get further responses to this issue, you may want to raise a support request to Microsoft support via your CSP / Partner.

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