> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.runalloy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Compliance Reporting

> In this guide, we'll look at how to get the data you need to prepare a compliance report.

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## Use Case Overview

When preparing a compliance report, you need several pieces of accounting data to ensure that all financial activities are reported accurately.

Assume you are building compliance software for businesses. Compliance reporting requires accounting data such as Profit and Loss statements, Balance sheets, Cash flow statements, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, payroll data, tax data, and more.

In this guide, we'll cover how to retrieve the data needed to help prepare a compliance report for a business with Alloy.

### General Ledger Report

To start, create a workflow using the **On Installation Trigger**.

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Then, select the accounting connector you are building a workflow for. For this example, we're using an integration with Quickbooks.

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Select the General Ledger - Find a general ledger report action. Click Next. Configure the optional parameters to suit your needs. Then, click Next again to complete.

### Profit and Loss Statement

Learn more about building a [Profit and Loss](/embedded/use-cases/accounting-and-erps/tax-reporting#profit-and-loss) workflow.

### Balance Sheet

Learn more about building a [Balance sheet](/embedded/use-cases/accounting-and-erps/underwriting#balance-sheet-data) workflow.

### Accounts Payable

Learn more about building an [Accounts payable](/embedded/use-cases/accounting-and-erps/accounts-payable) workflow.

### Accounts Receivable

Learn more about building an [Accounts receivable](/embedded/use-cases/accounting-and-erps/accounts-receivable) workflow.

## Wrapping Up

Alloy provides third-party integrations to help you quickly build powerful workflows for compliance reporting using a Business' financial data.