{"id":11461,"date":"2021-01-29T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T03:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/?p=11461"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:58:02","slug":"accounting-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/accounting-reports.html","title":{"rendered":"Accounting Reports &#038; Analysis: Example, Formats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In business finance, precision is vital for conveying accurate assessments to investors, shareholders, and employees. Companies commonly use <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">accounting reports<\/span><\/strong> to ensure transparency in financial performance communication, necessitating meticulous preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article starts with the accounting report&#8217;s definition and meaning and then lists the company&#8217;s three most important accounting reports. Also, an effective method for <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/report-generation.html\" target=\"_blank\">generating accounting reports<\/a><\/strong> by using a professional <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/best-reporting-tools-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">reporting tool<\/a><\/strong> will be introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/form?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FFinancial%2BKPI%2BDashboard.frm&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=e8d541db-cfa9-4f33-9dc7-677d8d1fbc87\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard-1024x606.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard-1536x908.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/financial-KPI-dashboard.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Financial dashboard by<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"> FineReport<\/a> (You can click the pic to check out the demo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>All the reports in this article are powered by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> FineReport<\/a>. Ready to experience smarter reporting? Click the button below to start your free trial today!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0px\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"background-color:#2c7adf;padding:8px 26px;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n    Try FineReport For Free&gt;&gt;\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_transparent no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#1_What_are_Accounting_Reports\">1. What are Accounting Reports?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2_Accounting_Report_Examples_4_Types_of_Accounting_Reports\">2. Accounting Report Examples: 4 Types of Accounting Reports<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Income_Statement\">Income Statement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Cash_Flow_Statement\">Cash Flow Statement<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Balance_Sheet\">Balance Sheet<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#General_Ledger\">General Ledger<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#3_Why_Visualize_Accounting_Reports\">3. Why Visualize Accounting Reports?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4_How_to_Generate_Accounting_Reports_Effectively\">4. How to Generate Accounting Reports Effectively<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Anyone_Can_Build_Impressive_Accounting_Reports_Within_10_Minutes\">Anyone Can Build Impressive Accounting Reports Within 10 Minutes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Report_Automation_Frees_You_from_Repetitive_Tasks\">Report Automation Frees You from Repetitive Tasks<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#5_A_Conclusion_of_Accounting_Reports\">5. A Conclusion of Accounting Reports<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"1_What_are_Accounting_Reports\">1. <strong>What are Accounting Reports?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"><strong>Accounting reports are powerful tools that can provide you with periodic statements on a company&#8217;s financial status within a specific time or period.<\/strong><\/span> They are compiled based on financial information derived from business accounting records. You can check the company&#8217;s financial health and infer insights about your business from accounting reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An accounting report should be quantitative as accounting itself is all about numbers. Also, accounting reporting has a financial nature. Usually, some people consider accounting reports to be equivalent to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/financial-reporting-analysis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial statements<\/a><\/strong>. Last but not least, accounting reports are very important in terms of management, law, evaluation, and many other aspects. Therefore, they must be readable, clear, and accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"2_Accounting_Report_Examples_4_Types_of_Accounting_Reports\">2. <strong>Accounting Report<\/strong> <strong>Examples: 4 Types of Accounting Reports<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An accounting report can be brief comprehensive or customized for a specific purpose.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial accounting reports are to reveal important information to the outside. You are telling them how much money your company made or lost. Here are the three most common accounting reports that you should know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Note: All the financial accounting report templates shown in the article are made by the reporting tool <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">FineReport<\/a>. FineReport is a leading reporting tool in the industry, capable of quickly and easily creating all kinds of complex reports. In FineReport, many built-in accounting report templates can be applied with just one click.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1024x337.png\" alt=\"Free Trial of FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-13464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en.png 1720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Income_Statement\">Income Statement<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Income statements tell you how profitable your business was during a given reporting period. A typical income statement contains three parts: <strong>total revenue<\/strong>, <strong>total expenses<\/strong>, and <strong>net income<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The income statement starts from the total income received in a certain period and then subtracts expenses to obtain profit and loss. The idea is to get an overview of everything that influences your bottom line.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/report?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FConsolidated%2BStatement%2Bof%2BFinancial%2BPosition.cpt&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d&amp;op=view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport-683x1024.png\" alt=\"Accounting Reports Type 1: Income statement made by FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-11464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/accounting-reports-income-statement-finereport.png 1283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Income statement by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> FineReport<\/a> (You can click the pic to check out the demo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0px\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/demo\" style=\"background-color:#2c7adf;padding:8px 26px;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n    Download the Template&gt;&gt;\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>As a general rule, the reporting period covers yearly reports or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/product-functions\/quarterly-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quarterly reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Cash_Flow_Statement\">Cash Flow Statement<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">The cash flow statement, or the statement of cash flows, summarizes the cash and cash equivalents that moved in and out of a company.<\/span><\/strong> It is the most accurate source of information regarding the cash generation ability of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cash flow statement&#8217;s primary sources are cash from operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bridge connecting the income statement and balance sheet, cash flow statements are a mandatory part of a company&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/financial-reports.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/report?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FConsolidated%2BStatement%2Bof%2BCash%2BFlows.cpt&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d&amp;op=view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Cash flow statement by FineReport noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"799\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc02-min-799x1024.png\" alt=\"Accounting Reports Type 2: Cash flow statement made by FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-11468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc02-min-799x1024.png 799w, 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Template&gt;&gt;\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Balance_Sheet\">Balance Sheet<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">A balance sheet displays a company&#8217;s assets, liabilities, and equity balances as of the balance sheet date. <\/span><\/strong>This report is used to evaluate the liquidity and financial reserves of a business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The balance sheet is based on the fundamental equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity. As such, a standard company balance sheet is divided into two sides: assets on the left and financing on the right\u2013which itself has two parts: liabilities and ownership equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo11.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/\/view\/report?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FConsolidated%2BStatement%2Bof%2BFinancial%2BPosition.cpt&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d&amp;op=view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-1024x744.png\" alt=\"Accounting Reports Type 3: This is a Balance sheet  made by FineReport.\" class=\"wp-image-11469\" width=\"512\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-1536x1116.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-2048x1488.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/acc03-min-360x261.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Balance sheet by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a> (You can click the pic to check out the demo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"General_Ledger\">General Ledger<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The general ledger classifies and summarizes all transactions and is composed of each account required in the account book. In the general ledger, debit and credit are used to show the balance between accounts. <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Generally, companies use general ledger reports as the basis for accounting reports and financial statements.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"3_Why_Visualize_Accounting_Reports\">3. Why Visualize Accounting Reports?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential to track the financial status of a business and its evolution over time. Therefore, regardless of the size of the company, accounting reports are an important business element. They allow assessment of the current situation compared to the previous and\/or forecast. For investors, financial institutions, or tax authorities, a readable report is also extremely important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When digital technology is more and more widely used in business, managers are faced with an increasing amount of data. They must quickly extract valid information from massive amounts of data and make reasonable decisions. <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">Visualizing all this information by creating and managing accounting reports is a way to deal with this data overload and improve the quality of decision-making.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, visual financial statements are a powerful way to communicate all your work to anyone in an easy-to-understand and easy-to-access way. It will help you discover potential problems or pain points and translate them better to the outside world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"4_How_to_Generate_Accounting_Reports_Effectively\">4. <strong>How to Generate Accounting Reports Effectively<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we are sure that companies are responsible for providing three main accounting reports: the cash flow statement, income statement, and balance sheet. But there is a catch: How to create these accounting reports efficiently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the data amount is tiny, you can use <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/product-functions\/2019s-best-reporting-tool-that-reaches-far-beyond-excel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Excel<\/a><\/strong> to make accounting statements. But please keep in mind that Excel has limited processing performance for large amounts of data, and it is hard to update in a real-time manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/glossary\/big-data\/data-volume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a large volume of data<\/a>, professional software such as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FineRepor<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\"><strong>t<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/crystal-reports-alternatives-and-comparison-with-finereport.html\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Reports<\/a>,<\/strong> and <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/tableau-alternatives.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tableau<\/a><\/strong> is a better choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Anyone_Can_Build_Impressive_Accounting_Reports_Within_10_Minutes\">Anyone Can Build Impressive Accounting Reports Within 10 Minutes<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">In just three steps, you can generate an accounting report using FineReport.<\/span><\/strong> Click the button below, and let&#8217;s create an impressive accounting report together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h4>01 <strong>Connect to data sources.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can conveniently integrate data from different databases, and build and customize reports via the Excel-like interface without messy scripting or coding. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a><\/strong> adopts <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">a drag-and-drop operation<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\">an Excel-like interface<\/span> <\/strong>so that every accountant can get started smoothly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"FineReport can connect to various data sources so accountants can integrate raw data to make accounting reports effectively\" class=\"wp-image-11474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image.png 820w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-768x468.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption>Connect to various data sources with FineReport<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h4>02 <strong>Use the template and put in the data.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can directly apply pre-designed templates without having to repeat the work again and again. To bind data columns to cells, you simply need to drag each data column from the datasets and drop them in the corresponding cells. FineReport provides useful functions covering almost all the scenarios in the work. You can use them directly or customize your functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1-1024x525.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17660\" width=\"840\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1-1024x525.gif 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1-300x154.gif 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1-768x394.gif 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/drag-and-drop-to-create-a-dashboard-1-1536x787.gif 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Drag and drop to create a dashboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<h4>03 <strong>Design the format and style<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To polish up your report, you can modify the style or add parameters such as &#8220;year&#8221; and &#8220;region&#8221; to make it more interactive and attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_16117293422886-min-1-1024x216.png\" alt=\"To make the accounting reports more dymatic and engaging, the tip is to add parameters to be more interactive\" class=\"wp-image-11475\" width=\"512\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_16117293422886-min-1-1024x216.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_16117293422886-min-1-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_16117293422886-min-1-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_16117293422886-min-1.png 1095w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Add parameters to be more interactive<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Raw data is unable to speak, and it is always not easy to find accurate conclusions quickly from messy financial data. Luckily, I have provided a more detailed tutorial on design logic and hands-on procedures.  If interested, You can read <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-analysis\/3-steps-to-an-effective-financial-statement-analysis.html\" target=\"_blank\">3 Steps to an Effective Financial Statement Analysis<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br> <\/br>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Report_Automation_Frees_You_from_Repetitive_Tasks\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/automated-reporting.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/reporting-tools\/automated-reporting.html\" target=\"_blank\">Report Automation<\/a> Frees You from Repetitive Tasks<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FineReport<\/a> helps automate the process of generating accounting reports and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/data-visualization\/free-and-open-source-dashboard-software.html\" target=\"_blank\">dashboards<\/a>.  With various built-in templates in FineReport, you can directly apply them without any additional effort.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below I use the FineReport built-in template to create a profit center dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/form?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FProfit%2BCenter.frm&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-1024x565.png\" alt=\"Profit center -dashborad by FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-11479\" width=\"512\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1-1536x848.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-1.png 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Profit center by FineReport (<a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/form?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FProfit%2BCenter.frm&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to watch demo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0px\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/demo\" style=\"background-color:#2c7adf;padding:8px 26px;border-radius:8px;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n    Download the Template&gt;&gt;\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Timing scheduled function allows you to quickly and easily set up <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/product-functions\/daily-report.html\" target=\"_blank\">daily reports<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/product-functions\/daily-weekly-monthly-reports.html\" target=\"_blank\">monthly reports<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/product-functions\/quarterly-report.html\" target=\"_blank\">quarterly reports<\/a><\/strong>, annual reports, and other tasks without repetitive work. The latest financial statements can be created automatically based on real-time data and regularly pushed to your manager by email or text message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, it is easy to export or print the reports in various formats, such as Excel, PDF, PNG, etc., or schedule reports sent via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/dashboard-tools\/financial-dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial dashboards<\/a><\/strong> made with FineReport. The three design modes in FineReport can satisfy all scenario needs in the enterprise, no matter periodic reports, complex reports, or dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested, why not download and have an excellent visualization trial?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-1024x484.png\" alt=\"Example: Financial index analysis dashboard by FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-11480\" width=\"512\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/image-2.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Financial index analysis dashboard (<a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/form?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FFinancial%2BIndex%2BAnalysis%2Bof%2BShopping%2BMalls.frm&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=5eb09cce-8d44-46d6-8733-d0746f45566d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to watch demo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endemo.finereport.com\/webroot\/decision\/view\/form?viewlet=demo%252FDashboard%252FFinancial%2BPerformance%2BDashboard.frm&amp;ref_t=design&amp;ref_c=fb189148-48c6-4fb4-adc9-f2701cdf62f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Financial-position-analysis-by-FineReport-1024x516.png\" alt=\"Example: Financial position analysis by FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-11481\" width=\"512\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Financial-position-analysis-by-FineReport-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Financial-position-analysis-by-FineReport-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Financial-position-analysis-by-FineReport-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Financial-position-analysis-by-FineReport.png 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Financial position analysis by FineReport<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" style=\"border-radius:50px;color:#fffffa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try FineReport For Free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"5_A_Conclusion_of_Accounting_Reports\">5. 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The most basic accounting reports are income statements, cash flow statements, and balance sheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making these reports is not easy for novices and is often tedious even for experienced accountants.<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"> FineReport provides an automated solution to the complex process of generating accounting reports and dashboards.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fanruan.com\/en\/finereport\/download-trial-b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1024x337.png\" alt=\"Free Trial of FineReport\" class=\"wp-image-13464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en-1536x505.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/finereport-en.png 1720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finereport.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">FineReport<\/a>&nbsp;provides localized services and technical support across various regions, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, the Middle East, and more. 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