> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements.md).

# Managing statements

- [Manage financial statements](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/manage-financial-statements.md): Create and maintain financial statements to suit your business needs.
- [Add a financial statement](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/create-a-financial-statement.md): Create financial statements for different audiences by duplicating an existing statement or adding one from scratch.
- [Edit a financial statement](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement.md): Customize the contents and layout of a financial statement to meet your organization’s needs by adding and removing items, changing the order in which they display, and more.
- [Add an account group](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-groups.md)
- [Add a calculation](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-calculations.md)
- [Functions for Profit & Loss calculations](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-calculations/functions-for-profit-and-loss-calculations.md): Learn about the inbuilt functions you can use in the Profit and Loss statement calculations.
- [Formulas for financial ratios](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-calculations/financial-statements-formulas-for-common-ratios.md): Learn about the common financial ratios you can add to your financial statement calculations.
- [Add headings and spacers](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-headings-and-spacers.md)
- [Customize a Cash Flow statement](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-a-cash-flow-statement.md)
- [Common account mapping for Cash Flow statements](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-a-financial-statement/customize-a-cash-flow-statement/common-account-mapping-for-cash-flow-statements.md)
- [Delete a financial statement](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/delete-a-financial-statement.md)
- [Customize columns](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/customize-columns.md)
- [Set the financial year end date](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/set-the-financial-year-end-date.md)
- [Map the Retained Earnings account(s)](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/map-the-retained-earnings-account-s.md)
- [Restrict access to accounts](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/restrict-access-to-accounts.md)
- [Manage streams and scenarios](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/manage-streams-and-scenarios.md): Manage the data that is available to view in your financial statements.
- [Create a budget](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/create-a-budget.md): Do you have the Budgets & Forecasts module? If so, create a Profit and Loss (P\&L) budget from within your Financial Statements module and skip the manual setup process.
- [Use multiple currencies](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/use-multiple-currencies.md): Account for multiple business entities with different currencies in your financial statements.
- [Manage groups (sub-dimensions)](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/manage-dimension-groups.md): Create and maintain additional groupings for your dimensions to enhance the analysis capabilities in your financial statements.
- [Map categories from your Chart of Accounts](https://docs.phocassoftware.com/financial-statements/managing-statements/map-categories-from-your-chart-of-accounts.md)


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