What goes in
- Validated Trial Balance
- Client chart of accounts
- AutoFS mapping suggestions
- Prior firm mapping decisions where available
AutoFS proposes NCE reporting heads from the imported ledger names and prior firm decisions. A person reviews the classification, resolves exceptions and approves non-zero mappings before the data moves into workings and statements.
| Trial Balance ledger | NCE reporting head | State |
|---|---|---|
| Cash in hand | Cash and cash equivalents | Mapped |
| Sundry debtors | Trade receivables | Mapped |
| Lease rent | Administrative expenses | Review |
| Interest paid | Finance costs | Mapped |
A suggestion is not an accounting conclusion. The mapping record preserves the firm's decision and the review trail behind each classification.
| Trial Balance ledger | NCE reporting head | State |
|---|---|---|
| Cash in hand | Cash and cash equivalents | Mapped |
| Sundry debtors | Trade receivables | Mapped |
| Lease rent | Administrative expenses | Review |
| Interest paid | Finance costs | Mapped |
The financial year, entity and source are selected before the data enters preparation, so the engagement starts with an attributable source rather than an anonymous spreadsheet copy.
Explore step 02A balanced Trial Balance is a starting control, not a conclusion. Exceptions stay visible and must be dealt with before downstream classifications can be relied on.
Explore step 03A suggestion is not an accounting conclusion. The mapping record preserves the firm's decision and the review trail behind each classification.
Explore step 04Financial statements need more than mapped balances. Material judgments, schedules and disclosures remain explicit, reviewable and connected to their support.
Explore step 05A visible hand-off prevents review from becoming an undocumented conversation. Open issues, decisions and the responsible people stay with the engagement.
Explore step 06The issued pack should identify exactly what was approved. Locking and hashing make later changes visible while the evidence index keeps the reviewed support with the output.
Explore stepVisible within the engagement record for the people responsible.
Visible within the engagement record for the people responsible.
Visible within the engagement record for the people responsible.
Visible within the engagement record for the people responsible.
Professional boundary: AutoFS supports preparation, evidence and controlled review for eligible Non-Corporate Entities. Applicability, accounting judgments, approval, signature and the UDIN obtained from ICAI remain the firm's responsibility.
See the actual preparation flow, including every decision that stays with your firm.