What the Management panel shows
The Management panel shows on one page how the company is doing: sales, banks, customer debts and what is owed to the State. Each figure opens the list that adds up to it.
It opens from Management › Home › Management panel, with the Management profile, which only views (at the top it shows Consultation mode: read only). Decisions are covered in How to approve vendor payments and expenses.
The cards
| Card | What it adds up | When clicked, opens |
|---|---|---|
| Sales of the month | The month's invoices minus credit notes, excluding VAT. | The documents. |
| Margin | Sales minus the month's direct costs (cost of goods sold and similar). | The direct costs. |
| Money in the banks | Bank balance at the end of the month. | The Cash forecast, not the movements. |
| Overdue to receive | Customer invoices overdue and unpaid, as of today. | The invoices and the days overdue. |
| Next payments to the State | Taxes the Cash forecast expects to pay within the next 30 days, including overdue ones. | The forecast lines. |
| Total cost of the staff | Salaries, company contributions and other costs for the month. | The totals per employee. |
| Tax obligations | Tax calendar traffic light: red, how many are past the deadline; amber, how many fall due within 30 days; green, “All in order”. | Those obligations. |
| VAT | VAT of the next periodic VAT return still to file, payable or recoverable, with the deadline. | The VAT lines of the period. |
In the example, “4 overdue customer invoices.” opens four invoices totalling €6,588.13; the €19.00 of sales is a simplified invoice of €20.14 including VAT.
The chosen month
The month list changes Sales of the month, Margin, Total cost of the staff and Money in the banks. The other cards count from today: in September, Overdue to receive stays at €6,588.13.
The panel belongs to the company shown under the title; to see another, switch company in the top bar.
VAT and payments to the State
VAT uses the Tax calendar deadline (20/11/2026 for September VAT); Next payments to the State uses the Cash forecast date (25/11/2026, the same VAT). Check the deadlines in the Tax calendar and the amount in the VAT settlement. Pending validation by a certified accountant: deadline for the return and deadline for paying monthly VAT.
The other blocks
- Tax benefit within reach and the People table come from salary raises and next year's minimum wage and appear with the Management profile. Today, clicking them opens nothing.
- Ask the numbers asks the Copilot a question; if it is switched off, see How to switch the Copilot on or off.
What the panel does not see
- It only counts what is posted: invoices not yet entered and statements not yet imported are left out.
- The traffic light only knows the Tax calendar. In a new company, with no data, Tax obligations shows “All in order” and VAT “Nenhuma declaração de IVA à espera” (no VAT return waiting).
- The What is pending block says “Está tudo em ordem” (everything is in order) even with an obligation past its deadline. Do not rely on it: check the Tax obligations card.