financial-statements

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name: financial-statements
description: Generate financial statements (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with period-over-period comparison and variance analysis. Use when preparing a monthly or quarterly P&L, closing the books and need to flag material variances, comparing actuals to budget, building a financial summary for leadership review, or looking up GAAP presentation requirements and period-end adjustments.
argument-hint: "<frequency> <period>"
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# /financial-statements

> If you see unfamiliar placeholders or need to check which tools are connected, see [CONNECTORS.md](../../CONNECTORS.md).

**Important**: This command assists with financial statement workflows but does not provide financial advice. All statements should be reviewed by qualified financial professionals before use in reporting or filings.

Generate financial statements with period-over-period comparison and variance analysis. The workflow below walks through income statement generation; balance sheet and cash flow statement reference formats, GAAP presentation requirements (ASC 220/210/230), and common period-end adjustments are included as supporting reference material.

## Usage

```
/financial-statements <period-type> <period>
```

### Arguments

- `period-type` — The reporting period type:
  - `monthly` — Single month P&L with prior month and prior year month comparison
  - `quarterly` — Quarter P&L with prior quarter and prior year quarter comparison
  - `annual` — Full year P&L with prior year comparison
  - `ytd` — Year-to-date P&L with prior year YTD comparison
- `period` — The period to report (e.g., `2024-12`, `2024-Q4`, `2024`)

## Workflow

### 1. Gather Financial Data

If ~~erp or ~~data warehouse is connected:
- Pull trial balance or income statement data for the specified period
- Pull comparison period data (prior period, prior year, budget/forecast)
- Pull account hierarchy and groupings for presentation

If no data source is connected:
> Connect ~~erp or ~~data warehouse to pull financial data automatically. You can also paste trial balance data, upload a spreadsheet, or provide income statement data for analysis.

Prompt the user to provide:
- Current period revenue and expense data (by account or category)
- Comparison period data (prior period, prior year, and/or budget)
- Any known adjustments or reclassifications

### 2. Generate Income Statement

Present in standard multi-column format:

```
INCOME STATEMENT
Period: [Period description]
(in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

                              Current    Prior      Variance   Variance   Budget    Budget
                              Period     Period     ($)        (%)        Amount    Var ($)
                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------  --------
REVENUE
  Product revenue             $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
  Service revenue             $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
  Other revenue               $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
                              --------   --------   --------              --------  --------
TOTAL REVENUE                 $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX

COST OF REVENUE
  [Cost items]                $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
                              --------   --------   --------              --------  --------
GROSS PROFIT                  $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
  Gross Margin                XX.X%      XX.X%

OPERATING EXPENSES
  Research & development      $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
  Sales & marketing           $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
  General & administrative    $XX,XXX    $XX,XXX    $X,XXX     X.X%       $XX,XXX   $X,XXX
                              --------   --------   --------              --------  -------