Investments Planning

The investment plan presents the expected evolution of the equipment, stocks, movable or immovable values that are necessary for the company.

With Banana Accounting, thanks to the forecasting with the double-entry method, you can track what the evolution of assets will be over time. You generate comprehensive forecasts, which you can organize in different ways. The program also calculates forecasts over several years.
The structure of the accounts is identical to the one used for accounting. When printing, you can indicate whether to select which values to display, the final ones only, the forecasted ones or both together.

You also have the Income statement forecasts, so you can display the evolution of amortization and interest. When a budget movement is changed, the forecasts are immediately updated. You can run simulations, assign a payment, add an investment, change sales and see how asset accounts evolve.

For the Investment Plan, you have the same options as in the Liquidity Planning and the Provisional Profit and Loss Account.

Using formulas

The formulas allow you to automate calculation of depreciation and interest. When you increase an investment, the Profit and Loss statement will also be instantly be updated. Formulas are particularly useful when making forecasts over multiple years.

Chart of Accounts

In the Budget column of the Chart of Accounts the forecast values for all accounts and balance groups are displayed, and therefore, for all those relating to investments equally. With a glance, you have an instant view of the values referring to the accounting period. 

If you require more investment details, you may add accounts or groups.

Evolution charts

When you open the Charts window, positioning the cursor on an account or a group you will see the graph representing the evolution of the Suppliers.
In the legend are visible Current, Previous and Budget. By clicking on each one it is possible to hide or make visible the respective graphs.

Investments Account card with Budget data

Using the Budget Account card command will offer you the possibility to see in detail, all movements of the budgeted investments. You have the evolution, day by day, of every single Assets account and also of the depreciation accounts.

The Account card command allows you to specify if you want to see current or budgeted movements.

• Select budget movements.
• Indicate the account or the Investments group.
• Set up the Period.
• If you indicate a period that exceeds the accounting period, the program will automatically generate Forecasts over several years.
• If you indicate a group, you will see the movements of all the accounts belonging to that group.
• When you are in the Budget table, you can access the account card with a click on the small icon next to the account.

Investments in the Enhanced Balance sheet with groups

Through Enhanced Balance Sheet with groups you can choose which data columns to display and the reference period, to see the evolution of the investments by day, week, month, quarter, semester, year, etc.

• In Sections options you can indicate to display the Budget data.
• Choose the Investments group. You can also choose to display the accounts of each individual asset relating to an investment.
• Set up the Period.
  If a period that exceeds the accounting period, is indicated, the program will automatically switch to budgeting over several years.
• Indicate the subdivision by period required.
• If you think you will use this print setting again, create a Customization.

Accounting Report with Investments Budget

The Accounting Report is similar to the one for Enhanced balance sheet with groups, with the difference that the display takes place in columns, as in the Accounts table.

You can therefore use it to get an instant view of the evolution of the investments accounts.