ias 7 cash flow statements
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Classify historic cash flows during a period into operating, investing and financing activities
Basis to assess ability to generate cash Assess needs to utilise cash Assess timing and certainty of
generation of cash
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All entities must present a cash flow statement as part of financial statements for each period for which financial statements are prepared under IFRS
Evaluate › how net assets have changed› financial structure, liquidity and solvency› ability to affect amounts, timing and certainty of cash flows› ability to adapt to changing circumstances and opportunities› ability to generate cash› accuracy of past assessments› relationship between profit and cash flow› impact of changing prices
Develop models to assess and compare present value of future cash flows of different entities (in order to perform business or project valuations)
Enhance comparability of operating performance Eliminates effects of differences in accounting
treatment between entities
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Cash: Cash on hand and demand deposits Cash equivalents: Short-term liquid investments readily
convertible to known amounts of cash with insignificant risk of changes in value › 3 months or less to mature› Short term preference shares with definite redemption date› Fluctuating bank overdrafts› Exclude movements between cash and cash equivalents as cash
management is not an operating, investing or financing activity
Cash flows: Inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents Operating activities : Principal revenue-producing activities
and other activities that are not investing or financing Investing activities : Acquisition and disposal of long term
assets and other investments not included in cash equivalents Financing activities : Changes in the size and composition of
contributed equity and borrowings of the entity
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Operating activities primarily contribute to profit or loss› Indicate if operations generate enough cash to repay
loans, maintain operations, pay dividends and invest without external sources of cash
Includes:› Receipts from turnover and other income› Cash paid to suppliers and employees› Insurance payments and receipts› Tax payments and receipts› Trade or dealing payments and receipts› Securities and loans held for sale› Cash advances and loans made by financial institutions
Excludes profit or loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
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Expenditure to generate future income and cash flows
Includes:› Payments to buy long term assets › Development costs› Receipts from sale of long term assets› Payments and receipts from intangible assets› Payments and receipts for debt or equity instruments
in other entities, if not held for dealing or trading› Futures contracts, forward contracts, option contracts
and swap contracts not held for dealing and trading
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Financing activities include› Proceeds from issuing shares and equity
instruments› Payments to acquire or redeem shares› Proceeds from debentures, loans, notes,
bond, mortgages and other borrowings› Cash repayments on borrowings› Cash repayments on finance leases
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Direct method: disclose major classes of gross cash receipts and payments
Direct method encouraged by IAS 7
Obtain information from:› Underlying accounting records
e.g. bank statements or general ledger
› Adjust income statement for Changes in inventories Changes in receivables Changes in payables Non cash items Investing cash flows Financing cash flows
Indirect method: adjust profit or loss for :-› Non-cash transactions› Accruals and deferrals› Income or expenses with
Investing or financing cash flows
Adjust profit or loss for effects of:› Changes in inventories› Changes in receivables› Changes in payables› Non-cash items
Depreciation Provisions Deferred tax Unrealised foreign currency
gains & losses Undistributed profits of
associates and minority interests› Investing cash flows› Financing cash flows
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ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT UNDER INDIRECT METHOD:› Net cash flow from operating activities is
presented by: Revenues Expenses Changes in inventories Changes in receivables Changes in payables
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Present major classes of gross cash payments and receipts separately but the following may be presented on a net basis:› Payments and receipts on behalf of customers for the
activities of the customer Demand deposits at banks Investment funds Rents for property owners
› Payments and receipts for items with quick turnover of large amounts and short maturities Credit card customers Purchase and sale of investments Short term borrowings with maturity of 3 months or less
› Cash flows from activities of financial institutions Deposits with fixed maturity dates Placement and withdrawal of deposits Loans to customers and repayments of loans
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Treatment consistent with IAS 21 Permits exchange rates approximate to actual
rate e.g. weighted average rate for a period Unrealised gains and losses arising on
translation are reported separately in the statement to reconcile cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and end of the period
Convert to reporting currency at date of cash flow› Transactions in foreign currency› Cash flows of foreign subsidiary (use of rate at
balance sheet date not allowed)05/01/23 12IAS 7
Cash flows from interest and dividends received and paid are› Disclosed separately
Whether interest is expensed or capitalised› Classified in a consistent manner from
period to period as Operating (e.g. for financial institutions) Investing (cost or returns on investments) Financing activities (cost of obtaining finance) There is no consensus for entities other than
financial institutions05/01/23 13IAS 7
Disclose cash flows separately under operating activities
If specifically identified with financing or investing activities, classify as appropriate (usually difficult to identify as cash flows of tax and transactions arise in different periods)
When tax cash flows are allocated over more than one class, the total amount of taxes paid is disclosed
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Only report cash flows between the entity and investee e.g. dividends and advances
Joint ventures› Proportionate consolidation method:
proportionate share of jointly controlled cash flows are reported in consolidated CFS
› Equity method: disclose cash flows representing investment in the entity, distributions and other payments and receipts between entity and jointly controlled entity
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Present aggregate cash flows of the following in separate line items and classify as investing activities› Cash flow effect of disposals versus acquisitions (not
deducted from each other)› Cash paid or received as purchase or sale consideration
net of cash and cash equivalents acquired or disposed of
Disclose› Total purchase and disposal consideration› Cash and cash equivalent portion of total consideration › Cash and cash equivalents in the business unit acquired
or disposed of› Other assets and liabilities in the subsidiary acquired or
disposed of, summarised by each major category
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Exclude non cash investing and financing transactions from cash flow statement e.g.› Assets purchased with loans or finance
leases› Acquisition of shares in another entity› Conversion of debt to equity
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Reconcile cash and cash equivalents in the cash flow statement with cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet
Disclose the accounting policy to determine cash and cash equivalents
Report changes in accounting policy in accordance with IAS 8
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Significant cash and cash equivalent balances held but not available for use by the group› E.G. cash held by a subsidiary in a country with
exchange controls Information about financial position and
liquidity of an entity› Undrawn borrowing facilities and restrictions on use› Cash flows of joint ventures reported using
proportionate consolidation› Cash flows that increase operating capacity vs cash
flows that maintain operating capacity› Segmental cash flows by industry and geographical
segment
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All IFRS financial statements must contain a cash flow statement
Cash flows are presented using the direct method or the indirect method
Non-cash transactions are excluded Cash flows are classed as operating activities,
investing activities or financing activities Cash flows are reconciled to movements of
cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet
Accounting policy and major restrictions on cash flow are disclosed
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Cash flows from operating activities› Cash receipts from customers› Cash paid to suppliers and employees› Cash generated from operations› Interest paid› Income taxes paid
Cash flows from investing activities› Acquisition of subsidiary net of cash acquired› Purchase of property, plant and equipment› Proceeds from sale of equipment› Interest received› Dividends received
Cash flows from financing activities› Proceeds from issue of share capital› Proceeds from long-term borrowings› Payment of finance lease liabilities› Dividends paid
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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Cash flows from operating activities› Profit before taxation› Adjustments for:
Depreciation Foreign exchange loss Investment income Interest expense (Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (Increase)/decrease in inventories Increase/(decrease) in trade payables Interest paid Income taxes paid
Cash flows from investing activities› Acquisition of subsidiary net of cash acquired› Purchase of property, plant and equipment› Proceeds from sale of equipment› Interest received› Dividends received
Cash flows from financing activities› Proceeds from issue of share capital› Proceeds from long-term borrowings› Payment of finance lease liabilities› Dividends paid
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
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