# Period.minus\_1y - placeholder - calculation

**URL:** <https://community.silverfin.com/t/period-minus-1y-placeholder-calculation/81>\
**Category:** Templates\
**Created:** [February 24, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/period-minus-1y-placeholder-calculation/81 "2017-02-24T13:19:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nlondoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b2d939/32.png) [@nlondoz](https://community.silverfin.com/u/nlondoz)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/period-minus-1y-placeholder-calculation/81/1 "2017-02-24T13:19:07Z")

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Hi,

We want to put the value of ending balance of last year as a placeholder for the beginning balance of the current year. We can see the value of last year as a placeholder but we encounter 2 problems:

1. We cannot put any value in any input field of the reconcilation
2. Normally the sum would be displayed on the bottom ($0 or $1) but it does not work

Thanks!

```auto

{% assign a3 = period.minus_1y.reconciliations.test.custom.reserves.legal_CY|currency %}
{% assign a4 = period.minus_1y.reconciliations.test.custom.reserves.unavailable_CY|currency %}
{% assign a5 = period.minus_1y.reconciliations.test.custom.reserves.available_CY|currency %}
{% assign a6 = period.minus_1y.reconciliations.test.custom.reserves.profit_CY|currency %}

_ **{% t "TAXABLE RESERVED PROFIT"%}** _

| | {% t "Codes" %} |{% t "At the beginning of the taxable period" %} | {% t "At the end of the taxable period" %} | 
|----50%-----|:--------10%-----:|----20%-----:|--20%--------:+
|{% t "Legal reserve" %}|{{1005}}|{% $0+input custom.taxable_reserve.legal_reserve as:currency placeholder_default:a3 %} |{% $1+input custom.reserves.legal_CY as:currency placeholder:"Value" %} 
|{% t "Unavailable reserves" %}|{{1006}}|{% $0+input custom.taxable_reserve.unavailable as:currency placeholder_default:a4 %} |{% $1+input custom.reserves.unavailable_CY as:currency placeholder:"Value" %} 
|{% t "Available reserves" %}|{{1007}}|{% $0+input custom.taxable_reserve.available as:currency placeholder_default:a5 %} |{% $1+input custom.reserves.available_CY as:currency placeholder:"Value" %} 
|{% t "Profit (loss) carried forward (+)/(-)" %} |{{"1008 PN"}}|{% $0+input custom.taxable_reserve.profit_loss as:currency placeholder_default:a6 %} |{% $1+input custom.reserves.profit_CY as:currency placeholder:"Value" %} 

|----50%-----|:--------10%-----:|----20%-----:|--20%----------:+
|{% t "Decrease adjustments to the initial status of the reserves" %}|{{1061}}| {% $2+input custom.reserves.decrease as:currency placeholder:0.00 %} |
|**{% t "Taxable reserves after adjustments to the initial state of the reserves (+)/(-)"%}**| **{{"1070 PN"}}** | **{{$0-$2 |currency}}** |
|**{% t "Taxable reserved profit (+)/(-)" %}**| **{{"1080 PN"}}** | | **{{$1-$0+$2 |currency}}**

```

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**Author:** ![sven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.silverfin.com/sven/32/1495_2.png) [@sven](https://community.silverfin.com/u/sven)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.silverfin.com/t/period-minus-1y-placeholder-calculation/81/2 "2017-04-02T12:00:25Z")

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Hello @nlondoz,

Seem to have missed this post; sorry for that!

Your variables that are assigned to a3-a6: where are these created? Or better yet: how are they created?

With the sums I see nothing wrong for now, but could be because I’m misinterpreted the goal of the template.