Statement of cash flows
Statement of cash flow is a financial statement that shows the cash and cash equivalents of a company for a particular period of time. It shows the net changes in cash, by reporting the sources and uses of cash as a result of operating, investing, and financing activities of a company.
Cash flows from operating activities:
These refer to the cash received or cash paid in day-to-day operating activities of a company.
Indirect method:
Under this method, the following amounts are to be adjusted from the Net Income to calculate the net cash provided from operating activities.
- Deduct increase in current assets.
- Deduct decrease in current liabilities.
- Add decrease in current assets.
- Add the increase in current liability.
- Add
depreciation expense and amortization expense. - Add loss on sale of plant assets.
- Less gain on sale of plant assets.
To describe: The indirect method for determining net cash provided by operating activities.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 13 Solutions
Managerial Accounting: Tools For Business Decision Making, Seventh Edition Wileyplus Card
- What categories of activities are reported on the statement of cash flows? Does it matter in what order these sections are presented?arrow_forwardIs there any significance that can be attributed to whether net cash flows are generated from operating activities, versus investing and/or financing activities? Explain.arrow_forwardWhat adjustment(s) should be made to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities (indirect method) considering the following balances in current assets?arrow_forward
- Under the direct method of preparing a statement of cash flows, what adjustment is made for depreciation expense?arrow_forwardExplain the purpose of the statement of cash flows and why this statement is needed.arrow_forwardExplain the difference between the two methods used to prepare the operating section of the statement of cash flows. How do the results of these two approaches compare?arrow_forward
- Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337912020Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. TaylerPublisher:South-Western College PubPrinciples of Accounting Volume 1AccountingISBN:9781947172685Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax CollegeCollege Accounting, Chapters 1-27AccountingISBN:9781337794756Author:HEINTZ, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,
- Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach to Conducting a Q...AccountingISBN:9781305080577Author:Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. RittenbergPublisher:South-Western College PubIntermediate Accounting: Reporting And AnalysisAccountingISBN:9781337788281Author:James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald PagachPublisher:Cengage Learning