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Reports

Gäld generates the standard Swiss financial reports from your ledger data in real time.

Profit & Loss (Erfolgsrechnung)​

Shows revenue and expenses over a selected period to determine net income.

  • Revenue — accounts in class 3
  • Cost of goods — accounts in class 4
  • Personnel costs — accounts in class 5
  • Operating expenses — accounts in class 6
  • Net result = Total Revenue − Total Expenses

Access: Reports → Profit & Loss

Select a date range using the from/to date pickers. Typical use: full fiscal year (January 1 – December 31) or a quarter.

Balance Sheet (Bilanz)​

Shows the financial position of the organisation at a specific date.

  • Assets (class 1) — what the business owns
  • Liabilities (class 2) — what the business owes
  • Equity = Assets − Liabilities

Access: Reports → Balance Sheet

The balance sheet date defaults to today. For year-end reporting, set it to December 31.

Trial Balance (Saldobilanz)​

Lists every account with its total debits, total credits, and running balance. Useful for verifying that books are balanced and for year-end review.

Access: Accounting → Trial Balance

The trial balance always balances: total debits = total credits across all accounts.

VAT Report​

Summarises output VAT (Umsatzsteuer) and input VAT (Vorsteuer) for a period, giving you the net amount payable to the ESTV.

Access: Reports → VAT Report

See Swiss VAT for details on how to use this report for your quarterly MWST declaration.

Cash Flow Report​

Shows operating, investing, and financing cash flows derived from your ledger using the indirect method. Useful for monitoring liquidity alongside the accrual-based P&L.

Access: Reports → Cash Flow

See Cash Flow Report for a full breakdown of each section.

Aging Report​

Lists sent or overdue customer invoices and pending or approved expenses by age bracket. The report is one row per document and includes an As of Date control plus receivables/payables tabs.

Access: Reports → Aging

See Aging Report for bracket definitions and the current report controls.

Comparing periods​

The P&L page can compare the selected period with a second period. Enable Compare with, choose the comparison dates, and click Apply. The page then shows comparison values, variances, and variance percentages alongside the current period. The balance sheet has a similar comparison-date control.

There is no separate P&L Comparison page.

Date Filtering​

All reports respect the date range you select. Your fiscal year start date (configured in Settings → Organisation) is used as the default year-start when opening a report.

Exporting​

P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, VAT, Aging, Trial Balance, and Journal Entries provide PDF or CSV export where applicable. Use the Export control on the relevant report page. PDF exports are formatted for print and sharing; CSV exports are suitable for further analysis in a spreadsheet.