diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
index 52decd4b..f343451b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap_and_overrides.css.less
@@ -521,3 +521,11 @@ i.package.icon-only {
   padding: 15px;
   padding-bottom: 0px;
 }
+
+span.positive_amount {
+  color: black;
+}
+
+span.negative_amout {
+  color: red;
+}
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index e8de97e0..5282841d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     I18n.l(time, :format => format) unless (time.nil? || format.nil?)
   end
 
+  def format_currency(amount)
+    class_name = amount < 0 ? 'negative_amout' : 'positive_amount'
+    content_tag :span, number_to_currency(amount), class: class_name
+  end
+
   # Creates ajax-controlled-links for pagination
   def pagination_links_remote(collection, options = {})
     per_page = options[:per_page] || @per_page
diff --git a/app/views/finance/financial_links/show.html.haml b/app/views/finance/financial_links/show.html.haml
index c4227ce0..0b51cb2b 100644
--- a/app/views/finance/financial_links/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/finance/financial_links/show.html.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
             = format_date item[:date]
         %td= item[:type]
         %td= item[:description]
-        %td.currency{:style => "color:#{item[:amount] < 0 ? 'red' : 'black'}; width:5em"}= number_to_currency(item[:amount])
+        %td.numeric{style: 'width:5em'}= format_currency item[:amount]
 
 %p
   = @financial_link.note
diff --git a/app/views/finance/financial_transactions/_transactions.html.haml b/app/views/finance/financial_transactions/_transactions.html.haml
index 0bdd95bb..dc99f65f 100644
--- a/app/views/finance/financial_transactions/_transactions.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/finance/financial_transactions/_transactions.html.haml
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
           %td= h t.financial_transaction_type.name
         %td= h t.note
         - FinancialTransactionClass.sorted.each do |c|
-          %td.currency{:style => "color:#{t.amount < 0 ? 'red' : 'black'}; width:5em"}
+          %td.numeric{style: 'width:5em'}
             - if t.financial_transaction_type.financial_transaction_class == c
-              = number_to_currency(t.amount)
+              = format_currency t.amount
diff --git a/app/views/finance/index.html.haml b/app/views/finance/index.html.haml
index 563c0411..e476ced4 100644
--- a/app/views/finance/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/finance/index.html.haml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             %td= format_date(ft.created_on)
             %td= ft.ordergroup.name
             %td= ft.note
-            %td.numeric{:style => "color:#{ft.amount < 0 ? 'red' : 'black'}"}= number_to_currency(ft.amount)
+            %td.numeric= format_currency ft.amount
   .span6
     %h2
       = t('.open_transactions')
diff --git a/app/views/finance/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml b/app/views/finance/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
index 1ac47488..83a05ed2 100644
--- a/app/views/finance/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/finance/ordergroups/_ordergroups.html.haml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
         %td= ordergroup.contact
         - FinancialTransactionClass.sorted.each do |c|
           - amount = ordergroup["sum_of_class_#{c.id}"]
-          %td.numeric{:style => "color:#{amount < 0 ? 'red' : 'black'}"}
-            = number_to_currency amount
+          %td.numeric
+            = format_currency amount
         %td
           = link_to t('.new_transaction'), new_finance_ordergroup_transaction_path(ordergroup), class: 'btn btn-mini'
           = link_to t('.account_statement'), finance_ordergroup_transactions_path(ordergroup), class: 'btn btn-mini'
diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.haml b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
index 3d67045c..8a80a39e 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.haml
@@ -80,11 +80,10 @@
             - if FinancialTransactionType.has_multiple_types
               %td= h(ft.financial_transaction_type.name)
             %td= h(ft.note)
-            - color = ft.amount < 0 ? 'red' : 'black'
             - FinancialTransactionClass.sorted.each do |fc|
-              %td{:style => "color:#{color}; width:5em", :class => "currency"}
+              %td.numeric{style: 'width:5em'}
                 - if ft.financial_transaction_type.financial_transaction_class == fc
-                  = number_to_currency(ft.amount)
+                  = format_currency ft.amount
 
 -# placeholder deface to add content using erb[silent]:contains()
 - '<dashboard_bottom_mark>'