Extract Cash Flow Statement Data

---
name: extract-cash-flow-statement-data
description: Extract structured fields from cash flow statement documents.
---

# Extract Cash Flow Statement Data

Tax and finance teams use this recipe to extract Cash Flow Statement fields from official forms into structured JSON for review, routing, and downstream filing preparation.

## APIs Used

Document Extraction (1 credit per page)

## Prerequisites

You need an Iteration Layer API key. Get one at [platform.iterationlayer.com](https://platform.iterationlayer.com) during the 7-day trial.

For full integration guidance (SDKs, auth, MCP, error handling), see the [Iteration Layer Integration Guide](https://iterationlayer.com/SKILL.md).

## Implementation


```bash
curl -X POST https://api.iterationlayer.com/document-extraction/v1/extract \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "cash-flow-statement.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/cash-flow-statement-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_identifier",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer identifier"
      },
      {
        "name": "issuer_or_authority",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_period",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Tax year or filing period"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_lines",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Reported tax lines",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "code",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Box, line, or tax code"
          },
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Line description"
          },
          {
            "name": "amount",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Reported amount"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "taxable_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
}'
```

```typescript
import { IterationLayer } from "iterationlayer";

const client = new IterationLayer({ apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY" });

const result = await client.extractDocument({
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "cash-flow-statement.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/cash-flow-statement-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_identifier",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer identifier"
      },
      {
        "name": "issuer_or_authority",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_period",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Tax year or filing period"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_lines",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Reported tax lines",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "code",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Box, line, or tax code"
          },
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Line description"
          },
          {
            "name": "amount",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Reported amount"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "taxable_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
});
```

```python
from iterationlayer import IterationLayer

client = IterationLayer(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

result = client.extract_document(**{
  "files": [
    {
      "type": "url",
      "name": "cash-flow-statement.pdf",
      "url": "https://example.com/documents/cash-flow-statement-sample.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema": {
    "fields": [
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_name",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name"
      },
      {
        "name": "taxpayer_identifier",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Taxpayer identifier"
      },
      {
        "name": "issuer_or_authority",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Employer, payer, or tax authority"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_period",
        "type": "TEXT",
        "description": "Tax year or filing period"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_lines",
        "type": "ARRAY",
        "description": "Reported tax lines",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "code",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Box, line, or tax code"
          },
          {
            "name": "description",
            "type": "TEXT",
            "description": "Line description"
          },
          {
            "name": "amount",
            "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
            "description": "Reported amount"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": "taxable_amount",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Taxable amount or tax base"
      },
      {
        "name": "tax_due_or_withheld",
        "type": "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
        "description": "Tax due, assessed, or withheld"
      },
      {
        "name": "currency",
        "type": "CURRENCY_CODE",
        "description": "Currency code"
      }
    ]
  }
})
```

```go
package main

import il "github.com/iterationlayer/sdk-go"

func main() {
	client := il.NewClient("YOUR_API_KEY")

	result, err := client.ExtractDocument(il.ExtractDocumentRequest{
		Files: []il.FileInput{
			il.FileInput{
				Type: "url",
				Name: "cash-flow-statement.pdf",
				Url: "https://example.com/documents/cash-flow-statement-sample.pdf",
			},
		},
		Schema: il.ExtractionSchema{
			Fields: []any{
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "taxpayer_name",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "taxpayer_identifier",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Taxpayer identifier",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "issuer_or_authority",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Employer, payer, or tax authority",
				},
				il.TextFieldConfig{
					Name: "tax_period",
					Type: "TEXT",
					Description: "Tax year or filing period",
				},
				il.ArrayFieldConfig{
					Name: "tax_lines",
					Type: "ARRAY",
					Description: "Reported tax lines",
					Fields: []any{
						il.TextFieldConfig{
							Name: "code",
							Type: "TEXT",
							Description: "Box, line, or tax code",
						},
						il.TextFieldConfig{
							Name: "description",
							Type: "TEXT",
							Description: "Line description",
						},
						il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
							Name: "amount",
							Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
							Description: "Reported amount",
						},
					},
				},
				il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
					Name: "taxable_amount",
					Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
					Description: "Taxable amount or tax base",
				},
				il.CurrencyAmountFieldConfig{
					Name: "tax_due_or_withheld",
					Type: "CURRENCY_AMOUNT",
					Description: "Tax due, assessed, or withheld",
				},
				il.CurrencyCodeFieldConfig{
					Name: "currency",
					Type: "CURRENCY_CODE",
					Description: "Currency code",
				},
			},
		},
	})
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	_ = result
}
```

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        "files": {
          "fileValues": [
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```

```prompt
Extract cash flow statement data from the file at [file URL]. Use the extract_document tool with these fields:

- taxpayer_name (TEXT): Taxpayer, filer, or recipient name
- taxpayer_identifier (TEXT): Taxpayer identifier
- issuer_or_authority (TEXT): Employer, payer, or tax authority
- tax_period (TEXT): Tax year or filing period
- tax_lines (ARRAY): Each with code (TEXT), description (TEXT), amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT)
- taxable_amount (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Taxable amount or tax base
- tax_due_or_withheld (CURRENCY_AMOUNT): Tax due, assessed, or withheld
- currency (CURRENCY_CODE): Currency code
```

### Response


```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "taxpayer_name": {
      "value": "Taxpayer Name",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "TAXPAYER NAME"
      ]
    },
    "taxpayer_identifier": {
      "value": "Taxpayer Identifier",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "TAXPAYER IDENTIFIER"
      ]
    },
    "issuer_or_authority": {
      "value": "Issuer Or Authority",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "ISSUER OR AUTHORITY"
      ]
    },
    "tax_period": {
      "value": "Tax Period",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "TAX PERIOD"
      ]
    },
    "tax_lines": {
      "value": [
        {
          "code": {
            "value": "Code",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "CODE"
            ]
          },
          "description": {
            "value": "Description",
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "DESCRIPTION"
            ]
          },
          "amount": {
            "value": {
              "amount": "1234.56",
              "currency": "EUR"
            },
            "confidence": 0.96,
            "citations": [
              "EUR 1,234.56"
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "TAX LINES"
      ]
    },
    "taxable_amount": {
      "value": {
        "amount": "1234.56",
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "EUR 1,234.56"
      ]
    },
    "tax_due_or_withheld": {
      "value": {
        "amount": "1234.56",
        "currency": "EUR"
      },
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "EUR 1,234.56"
      ]
    },
    "currency": {
      "value": "EUR",
      "confidence": 0.97,
      "citations": [
        "CURRENCY"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```


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