Cash Flow Projections

A cash-flow projection can be extremely useful for managing your business and ensuring that you have enough money to cover future bills. This report summarizes the bills that will be coming due in the future as well as money you should be receiving from customers and other sources.

The cash flow projection report shows how outstanding bills and invoices affect a cash account's balance from a date you specify for a number of days that you also specify. Print cash flow projections at any time to monitor your company's cash flow.

You can specify either a detail or a summary version of the report. Both reports display:

• Current account balance
• Account balance at the end of the period
• Net change in the account balance
• Lowest account balance during the period
• Highest account balance during the period

The detail report lists every entry that affects the account's balance. The summary report projects cash inflow from customer receipts and cash outflow from vendor payments.

Pay particular attention to the lowest balance in the account over the period that you select. If this number is a negative number, you could potentially overdraw your account. You can print a detailed report to see when you are forecast to go below zero. You might then want to delay payment of some of your bills. You might also want to ensure that your customers are paying their bills on time to help improve your cash flow.

To view this report, open the Report Centre in the Home window, select Financials, and then the cash flow projection report by name. Click Display.