Plan vs Actual – how are you tracking against the plan?

The Plan vs Actual page shows, per ledger account and month, the plan, the actuals from your own books and your accountant's final figures side by side. Build the plan with Create plan in the forecast wizard.

Select the year. For each account and month the table shows three numbers:

• Plan – the amount from the finalized plan. The Active plan label in the header shows which plan version applies.
• Actual – calculated from your confirmed bookings, excluding opening balances. Updates continuously.
• Accountant final – the monthly figures from your accountant that you approved on the Accountant Reconciliation page.

Colours in the Actual column

• Grey – actual is within 5% of the plan.
• Green – actual is above the plan.
• Red – actual is below the plan.

The colour only shows the direction: on an expense account, green means you spent more than planned.

Plan fulfilment (current year only)

If a plan exists, four cards appear at the top: Plan fulfilment (YTD), Annual projection, Actual revenue (YTD) and Actual expense (YTD), each compared with the plan. If revenue or expense in a month deviates from the plan by more than 10%, the Plan deviations bar lists it.

Forecast reliability

The Forecast label shows how many months of approved accountant reconciliation are available and how reliable the plan is therefore: 1–3 months Low, 4–6 Medium, 7–11 Good, 12 or more High.

Export: save Plan vs Actual or Plan only to Excel.