Accounting report options
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- Select an accounting report.
- Go toFile, thenPage Setup
- Use theReporttab to modify related options in thePrint — OptionsandPrint Reportswindows (accessed from theFilemenu).
Selecting header, footer, and date options
- Choose how you want the header or footer to print on the selected accounting report
- Print on every page
- On the first page only
- On all but the first page
- On the first page with alternate on subsequent pages.
- Select the date type and specific date options to make them available in the dropdown list for the selected report.
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The type of dates that are available vary based on the report type. For example, accounting reports include standard dates, bank account statement dates, and accounting dates.
Options for the selected accounting report
The following options for accounting method, filtering and sorting, journal entry treatment, and implied filtering apply to the selected report.
Accounting treatment
- Mark theAccounting methodcheckbox to create an optional section in theFile, Print, Optionswindow that helps you select an accounting basis. You can then chooseClient,Accrual, orCashfor reports that include accounts payable or accounts receivable general ledger activity.noteYou can set up the accounting basis by going toSetup,Clients, then eitherAccounts PayableorAccounts Receivabletab to be used as the default for reports that use the Client basis and reports that depend on a basis, but do not offer the accounting method options at print time.
- Mark theBalance basischeckbox to create an optional section in theFile, Print, Optionswindow that helps you to select a Balance Basis. You can then chooseAdjusted,Report,Tax, andOther.noteBasis types applied to amounts in a report or financial statement in the Report Designer through theDesign Toolsframe aren't overwritten with the basis selected in thePrint – Optionswindow at print time
Filtering and sorting
Mark the checkboxes for the data sources to include in the
File, Print, Options
window when you print the selected report. note
The Bank Account data source is available by default. All other data sources vary based on the variables on the selected report. For example, for a report that includes client variables, the
Client
checkbox is displayed in the Filtering and Sorting Options section.Journal entry treatment
Mark the checkbox for the payroll, accounts payable, or accounts receivable journal entry treatment options to include the corresponding summarizing options in the
File, Print, Options
window when you print the selected report. For example, if you mark the Accounts Payable
checkbox, the option to summarize the accounts payable account and accounts payable journal entries on the selected report are available. Implied type filtering
The options you choose determine the default filtering options available whey you print in the Filtering and Sorting section of the
File, Print, Options
window for the selected report. note
You can override certain implied filtering options in the Filtering and Sorting section of the
File, Print, Options
window when you print the selected report- For general ledger accounts
- None. Applies no default filtering so that all general ledger accounts are displayed.
- Non memo accounts. Filters out memo-type accounts so that only non-memo type accounts are displayed.
- For vendor transactions
- None. Applies no default filtering so all vendor transactions are displayed.
- AP transactions only. Filters out payroll-related vendor transactions so only accounts payable transactions are displayed.
- PR transactions only. Filters out transactions so only payroll-related vendor transactions are displayed.
Implied status filtering
The options you choose here determine the default checks and transactions (based on their status) included when you print the selected report.
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You can override certain implied filtering options in the Filtering and Sorting section of the
File, Print, Options
window when you print the selected report. - For checks
- None. Applies no default filtering so that all checks (regardless of status) are displayed.
- Standard. Filters out voided, deleted, pending, and unprinted checks so that only standard, live checks are displayed.
- Unprinted. Filters out checks with any status but unprinted, so that only unprinted checks are displayed.
- Pending. Filters out checks with any status but pending, so that only pending checks are displayed, meaning checks that originate from a suspended batch in theActions, Enter Batch Payroll Checkswindow.
- For transactions
- None. Applies no default filtering so that all transactions (regardless of status) are displayed.
- Standard. Filters out voided and deleted transactions so that only standard, live transactions are displayed.
- For vendor transactions
- None. Applies no default filtering so that all vendor transactions (regardless of status) are displayed.
- Open. Filters out vendor transactions with any status but open so that only open vendor transactions are displayed.
- Closed. Filters out vendor transactions with any status but closed so that only closed vendor transactions are displayed.
- Standard. Filters out voided and deleted vendor transactions so that only standard, live vendor transactions are displayed.
- Pending. Filters out vendor transactions with any status but pending so that only pending vendor transactions are displayed, meaning vendor transactions that are selected to pay in the Actions > Manage Payments screen.
- For liabilities
- None.Applies no default filtering so that all liabilities (regardless of status) are displayed.
- Open.Filters out liabilities with any status but open so that only open liabilities are displayed.
- Closed.Filters out liabilities with any status but closed so that only closed liabilities are displayed.
- Standard.Filters out voided and deleted liabilities so that only standard, live liabilities are displayed.
- For customer transactions
- None.Applies no default filtering so that all customer transactions (regardless of status) are displayed.
- Open.Filters out customer transactions with any status but open so that only open customer transactions are displayed.
- Closed.Filters out customer transactions with any status but closed so that only closed customer transactions are displayed.
- Standard.Filters out voided and deleted customer transactions so that only standard, live customer transactions are displayed.
Implied impound status filtering
- For payroll checks
- None.Applies no default filtering so that all payroll checks (regardless of impound status) are displayed.
- Pending.Filters out payroll checks with any impound status but pending so that only pending impound status payroll checks are displayed.
- Funded.Filters out payroll checks with any impound status but funded so that only funded impound status payroll checks are displayed.
- Not applicable.Filters out all payroll checks with an impound status so that only non-impound payroll checks are displayed.
- For vendor checks
- None.Applies no default filtering so that all vendor checks (regardless of impound status) are displayed.
- Pending or Funded.Filters out non-impound vendor checks so that only vendor checks with a pending or funded impound status are displayed.
- Not applicable.Filters out all vendor checks with an impound status so that only non-impound vendor checks are displayed.
- For payroll liabilities
- None.Applies no default filtering so that all payroll liabilities (regardless of impound status) are displayed.
- Pending.Filters out payroll liabilities with any impound status but pending so that only pending impound status payroll liabilities are displayed.
- Funded.Filters out payroll liabilities with any impound status but funded so that only funded impound status payroll liabilities are displayed.
- Not applicable.Filters out all payroll liabilities with an impound status so that only non-impound payroll liabilities are displayed.
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