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Simple financial statements template — from the trial balance to print

Fill the statements in right here, or use the Excel version: type a two-year trial balance, pick a statement line for each account, and the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow build themselves — with checks that they agree.

Simple financial statements: first page

Start typing right in the document — no sign-up. It stays in this browser; save it to your free Layers account to keep it, open it on your phone and share it.

  1. 1Fill in. Type into the simple financial statements right here on the page — no sign-up, nothing to install.
  2. 2Print or download. Print it in one click, or download the Excel file to keep and edit.
  3. 3Send. Print the three statements or send the Excel file to your accountant, bank or investor.
  4. 4Deadline. At year end and before any loan or investor meeting; audited statements follow your local filing deadline.

What is inside

The Excel file, sheet by sheet

Yellow cells are for you to type, blue cells are calculated. Ordinary formulas, no macros — opens in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice. Licence CC BY 4.0 · © Layers (layers.md).

How to use it

Five steps

  1. 1

    Export the trial balance

    From your accounting system, before closing entries, for two years.

  2. 2

    Map the accounts

    Choose the statement line for each account (Cash, Receivables, Revenue …).

  3. 3

    Check

    Trial balance balanced, balance sheet balances, cash flow reconciles — all "OK".

  4. 4

    Read the ratios

    Margins, current ratio, debt to equity, return on equity, growth.

  5. 5

    Have them reviewed

    For investors or an IPO the statements must follow IFRS / local GAAP and be audited.

What people do next

Build a data room

Statements, contracts and minutes in one shared folder for investors and auditors.

Monthly management accounts

The same mapping each month shows the trend before year end.

What Layers does with it

Honest status: Works today is live now; Coming is not yet.

01

Fill it in the browser

Type into the statements right on this page — no sign-up. Save it to a free Layers account to keep it.

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02

The real Excel file

Formulas, checks and print layout in .xlsx — opens in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice.

  • Works today Download as .xlsx

03

Share and work together

One folder for the team: everyone sees the latest version; comments instead of e-mail threads.

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04

Edit the Excel file in Layers

Open the .xlsx in the Layers spreadsheet editor with formulas, without Microsoft Office.

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  • Coming Right on this page, without an account

Questions

How do I make financial statements from a trial balance?

Map each trial balance account to a statement line (revenue, cost of sales, receivables, payables…). The template adds the mapped balances into the income statement and balance sheet and builds the cash flow from the two years.

What are the three financial statements?

The income statement (profit or loss for the year), the balance sheet (what the company owns and owes at year end) and the cash flow statement (where cash came from and went).

Why does the cash flow need two years?

The indirect method starts from profit and adds the changes in receivables, inventory, payables, assets and debt between last year's and this year's balance sheet.

Is this enough for an IPO or investors?

No — it is a first draft to see the numbers in one place. Statements for an IPO must be prepared under IFRS or local GAAP (e.g. PFRS, US GAAP) and audited, usually for three years.

Does it work in Google Sheets?

Yes, the .xlsx opens in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice.

Do I have to sign up?

No. The template is open on this page; sign in free only to save it.

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Keep it, share it, open it on your phone

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