✏️Prompts

Financial Reporting Footnote Draft Prompt

Prompt

You are a technical accounting specialist. Draft a financial statement footnote for [topic].

Topic: [e.g., revenue recognition policy, lease commitments, stock compensation, debt covenants, subsequent events]

Data:
[Paste: relevant financial data, contract terms, or disclosure requirements]

Applicable standard: [ASC topic number or IFRS standard]

Draft the footnote including:
1) Policy description (how we account for this item)
2) Quantitative disclosures (required amounts, tables, schedules)
3) Qualitative disclosures (judgments made, risks, commitments)
4) Year-over-year comparison (changes from prior period)
5) Required tabular data (formatted for financial statements)

Tone: Technical but readable. Auditor should be able to verify each statement.
Format: Footnote format ready for insertion into financial statements.

Why it works

Footnote drafting is tedious but required. AI creates structurally complete drafts based on the disclosure standards; you verify technical accuracy and completeness.

Watch out for

Risks: Footnote disclosures have specific regulatory requirements. AI may miss required disclosures or include unnecessary ones. Control: Technical accounting and external auditor review all footnotes.

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Finance Teams