accounting - cash flow statements
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Summary of how to deal with cash flows under GAAP accountingTRANSCRIPT
Cashflow statement
Reference items: exhibit 12-11, 12-3 and exhibit 12-15, exhibit 12-8
Exhibit 12-2
Operating cash flows Current assets Current liabilities Operating cash flows
Investing cash flowsLong term assets Long term liabilities
Owner’s equity Financing cash flow
Classification of cash flow items
Operating Investing FinancingInterest receivedDividends receivedInterest paidDividends paid
Preparing by direct method
Follow template: Exhibit 12-11
COMPUTING CASH FLOW AMOUNTS (for operating activities only, investing and financing under indirect)
Follow template: Exhibit 12-15
1. Just refer to Exhibit 12-15
Cash receipts
Accounts receivable Interest (or dividend) receivableBeginning balance Collections Beginning balance Interest receivedSales (Write offs) Interest revenueEnding balance Ending balance
Add to table: MINUS WRITE OFF FROM COLLECTIONS (if amount available)
Cash payments
For inventory
Inventory Accounts payableBeginning balance COGS Cash payments Beginning balancePurchases PurchasesEnding balance Ending balance
Other expenses
Prepaid expenses Accrued liabilitiesBeginning balance Expiration of
prepaid expenseCash payments Beginning balance
Cash payments Accrued expensesEnding balance Ending balance
Operating expenses (exclude wages and non cash expenses e.g. depreciation and bad debt)
Expiration of prepaids MINUS NONAccrued expenses CASH EXPENSESOther cash payments IF INCLUDED INEnding Balance OPERATING
EXPENSE
Payments for wages/interest and income tax
Wages payable Interest and income tax payableCash paid Beginning balance Cash paid Beginning balance
Wages Interest or income tax
Ending balance Ending balance
For operating activities
Do not include non-cash expenses such as depreciation, amortization, non-cash gains/loss
For investing activities
Record dollar amount of sale of fixed asset, not gains or loss on sale Non-cash activities not recorded – but reported in separate schedule or notes (Exhibit 12-14)
For financing activities
Share dividend has no effect on cash Non-cash activities not recorded – but reported in separate schedule or notes (Exhibit 12-14)
Preparing by indirect method
Follow template: Exhibit 12-3
Operating activities
1. Refer to template Exhibit 12-32. Addendum: Other noncash items include writedowns/writeoffs/impairment loss/bad debt
expense3. For analyzing current assets and liabilities do not analyze dividend receivable/payable, interest
receivable/payable and income tax payable4. Beware of share of profit due to equity method investments5. Refer to Exhibit 12-15 for calculating interest paid and received, dividends received and income
tax paid
Calculating interest receivable and payable
Interest receivable Interest payableBeginning balance Interest received Interest paid Beginning balanceInterest revenue Interest expenseEnding balance Ending balance
Same for dividends receivable and income tax payable
Investing activities
1. Just refer to Exhibit 12-8
Computing acquisitions and sale of fixed assets
Fixed assets, netBeginning balance Depreciation for
the yearAcquisitions NBV of sold assetEnding balance
Fixed assets, net + Acquisitions – Depreciation – Book value of asset sold = New fixed asset, netFixed assets + Acquisitions – Original cost of sold asset = New fixed assetsAccumulated depreciation + Depreciation for the year – Depreciation on sold asset = Ending balance
For investments and loans (receivable)
Investments Loans receivableBeginning balance Investments sold Beginning balance
Investments purchased
Loans made Repayment of loans
Ending balance Ending balance
To add gains or subtract losses on sale of fixed assets and investments
Financing activities
1. Just refer to Exhibit 12-9 adapted
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Separately disclose such items For issuance of shares for fixed assets, acquisition of fixed assets should be reduced and cash
from issuance of shares should be reduced For acquiring fixed assets with note payable, acquisition of fixed assets should be reduced and
cash from note payable should be reduced Share dividends included in exhibit 12-9 adapted. Asset revaluation – acquisition of fixed assets should be reduced