Itβs an uncertain time for business, but the new cash flow planner can give you insight into yourΒ cash flowΒ for the next 90 days. View an overview of your cash flow, and gaze intoΒ the future for your business by playing withΒ future expense and income scenariosΒ βΒ without messing up your actual books.
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Cash Flow Planner
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What is the Cash Flow Planner?
The Cash Flow Planner is an interactive tool that forecasts cash flow, the money going in and out for your business over the next 90 days. It looks at your financial history to forecast future money in and money out events. You can also add and adjust future events to see how certain changes affect yourΒ cash flowΒ without impacting your books.
You also have a Cash Flow Overview to get a picture of your cash flow position and take actions to improve it including:
- Money In β Overdue invoices, open invoices, quotes
- Money Out βΒ Overdue bills, payroll tax (PAYG withholding), GST expenses
To view the Cash Flow Planner and Cash Flow Overview go to the Cash Flow left menu item on your dashboard:
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How does the forecast work? What data is included?
The Cash Flow Planner chart uses historical data from your bank accounts connected to QuickBooks Online to forecast future recurring income and expenses. This includes categorised and uncategorised transactions. You can also manually include data to forecast cash flow by adding events that may occur in the future.
The Cash Flow Planner chartΒ does notΒ include:
- Credit card transactions
- Transactions youβve entered manually into QuickBooksΒ
- Multi-currencyΒ enabled files
How do I add events for possible money in or money out?
You can manually add events for potential income and expenses. For example, if you have a big sale coming up, add it as an event so itβs part of the forecast.
Important: Events arenβt actual transactions and wonβt affect your finances in QuickBooks.
- Select theΒ Add EventΒ button.
- SelectΒ Money inΒ if the event is income, orΒ Money outΒ if itβs an expense.
- Give the event a name and enter an amount, then selectΒ Continue.
- Select the date when the event will occur.
- When youβre done, selectΒ Save.
To edit or delete an event:
- Select and open an event.
- Select theΒ Date, Name,Β orΒ AmountΒ field, or change whether itβsΒ Money inΒ orΒ Money out.
- When youβre done, selectΒ Save.
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