Chapter 5 Statement of Cash Flows Learning Objectives 1. Identify the purposes of the statement of cash flows 2. Classify activities affecting cash as operating‚ investing‚ or financing activities 3. Compute and interpret cash flows from financing activities 4. Compute and interpret cash flows from investing activities 5. Use the direct method to calculate cash flows from operations 6. Use the indirect method to explain the difference between net income and
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Cash Flow University of Phoenix Cash Flow “The statement of cash flows reports the cash receipts‚ cash payments‚ and net change in cash resulting from operating‚ investing‚ and financing activities during a period” (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2010‚ p. 614). Companies are required to prepare a statement of cash flow because it contains important information about the company that deems useful for external sources‚ such as investors‚ to make educated decisions about a company. The
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information does the cash flow statement provide that you cannot see in the other financial statements (income statement‚ balance sheet‚ owner’s equity)? What elements of the cash flow statement do you think are most important for company management to monitor and why? Is this different for investors? The cash flow statement reports a company’s inflow and outflow of cash. While an income statement provides the information about whether or not a company made a profit‚ a cash flow statement can tell you
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Cash Flows paper Cash flows are the flow of funds in and out of a company. The cash flows statement is one of four financials statements used by firms to report their financial position‚ including the balance sheet‚ income statement and statement of shareholders equity. The Cash flows statement is a statement that reports the flow of funds‚ the origin of the funds and how the funds are spent within a business. The cash flow statement can be recreated from information documented on the balance sheet
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Statement of Cash Flows Preview of Chapter Usefulness and Format Usefulness of the Statement of Cash Flows Provides information to help assess: 1. Entity’s ability to generate future cash flows. 2. Entity’s ability to pay dividends and obligations. 3. Reasons for difference between net income and net cash provided (used) by operating activities. 4. Cash investing and financing transactions during the period. SO 1 Indicate the usefulness of the statement of cash flows. Usefulness
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Cash Flows Aleshia Wisch ACC206: Principles of Accounting II Prof. Eric Sumners August 11‚ 2014 ACC 206 Week Assignment 1. Critical Thinking Question: Answer the following questions: Why are noncash transactions‚ such as the exchange of common stock for a building for example‚ included on a statement of cash flows? How are these noncash transactions disclosed? It is important for a company to show what assets they have on hand that can convert to cash. Non cash transactions are disclosed
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1.2 What is the difference between an annual report and a 10-K report? An annual report although could be consider as shorter version of 10k but the key difference lies in approach and intention of reporting‚ meaning with what point of view the document is prepared an annual report is persuasive in nature and persuade investors to invest with the corporation‚ printed on a glossy paper with attractive graphic and contains management spin‚ management could chose the level of detail to be provided
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Cash Flow Week 7 Checkpoint XACC/291 Cash Flow 2 Generally‚ two approaches are used to prepare the statement of cash flows direct and indirect method. Of both these methods‚ the direct method results in a more easily understandable report. The direct method for preparing statement of cash flows emphasizes on reporting major classes of gross cash receipts and payments. A method of creating a statement of cash flow during
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I. INTRODUCTION Statement of Cash Flow (Cash Flow Statement) describes the changes in the cash position of a company during specific period of time. In business as in personal finance‚ cash flows are essential to solvency. Solvency can be described as the degree to which the current assets of an individual or entity exceed the current liabilities of that individual or entity. Cash flow is crucial to an entity’s survival. Having ample cash on hand will ensure that creditors‚ employees and others
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Cash flow statements Questions. 1. A company has a profit from operations of £20‚500 for the year ended 31 December 20X2.The depreciation charge for the year is £4000.Profit from operations also includes a loss on disposal of £500 on an item of plant. Extracts from the statement of financial position as shown below. 20X2 20X1 Inventory £17‚400 £16‚100 Receivables £21‚500 £20‚500 Trade Payables £18‚400 £17‚600 Ignore
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