Use the information provided below to prepare the Cash Flow Statement of Harmony Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020. INFORMATION The information provided below was extracted from the accounting records of Harmony Limited on 31 December 2020: (Harmony Limited Information 2) Extract of Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 Retained earnings R Balance on 01 January 2020 1 500 000 Profit after tax 480 000 Dividends paid and proposed in 2020 (180 000) Balance on 31 December 2020 1 800 000 Note: (a) Plant and equipment was purchased but there was no disposal. (b) The number of ordinary shares in issue was 930 000. (c) All purchases and sales of inventory were on credit. (d) Credit terms to debtors are 30 days. Debtors took approximately 28 days to settle their accounts during 2019.
Reporting Cash Flows
Reporting of cash flows means a statement of cash flow which is a financial statement. A cash flow statement is prepared by gathering all the data regarding inflows and outflows of a company. The cash flow statement includes cash inflows and outflows from various activities such as operating, financing, and investment. Reporting this statement is important because it is the main financial statement of the company.
Balance Sheet
A balance sheet is an integral part of the set of financial statements of an organization that reports the assets, liabilities, equity (shareholding) capital, other short and long-term debts, along with other related items. A balance sheet is one of the most critical measures of the financial performance and position of the company, and as the name suggests, the statement must balance the assets against the liabilities and equity. The assets are what the company owns, and the liabilities represent what the company owes. Equity represents the amount invested in the business, either by the promoters of the company or by external shareholders. The total assets must match total liabilities plus equity.
Financial Statements
Financial statements are written records of an organization which provide a true and real picture of business activities. It shows the financial position and the operating performance of the company. It is prepared at the end of every financial cycle. It includes three main components that are balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Owner's Capital
Before we begin to understand what Owner’s capital is and what Equity financing is to an organization, it is important to understand some basic accounting terminologies. A double-entry bookkeeping system Normal account balances are those which are expected to have either a debit balance or a credit balance, depending on the nature of the account. An asset account will have a debit balance as normal balance because an asset is a debit account. Similarly, a liability account will have the normal balance as a credit balance because it is amount owed, representing a credit account. Equity is also said to have a credit balance as its normal balance. However, sometimes the normal balances may be reversed, often due to incorrect journal or posting entries or other accounting/ clerical errors.
Use the information provided below to prepare the Cash Flow Statement of Harmony Limited for the year ended 31 December 2020.
INFORMATION
The information provided below was extracted from the accounting records of Harmony Limited on 31 December 2020:
(Harmony Limited Information 2)
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Extract of Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 31 December 2020 |
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Retained earnings |
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R |
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Balance on 01 January 2020 |
1 500 000 |
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Profit after tax |
480 000 |
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Dividends paid and proposed in 2020 |
(180 000) |
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Balance on 31 December 2020 |
1 800 000 |
Note:
(a) Plant and equipment was purchased but there was no disposal.
(b) The number of ordinary shares in issue was 930 000.
(c) All purchases and sales of inventory were on credit.
(d) Credit terms to debtors are 30 days. Debtors took approximately 28 days to settle their accounts during 2019.
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