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CASH FLOWS Statement is a financial statement (F/S) summarizing the operating, investing and financing activities of an entity.
PURPOSES: to provide information
1. about cash receipts and cash payments for the period
2. useful in assessing the ability of an entity to generate future cash flows (cash and cash equivalents)
3. that helps the users of FS to evaluate changes in net assets, as well as financial structure, liquidity and solvency.
Example: ability to meet obligations and pay dividends
4. useful in explaining the difference between ACCRUAL Basis Income (Net Income) and CASH Basis income (Net cash flows from
OPERATING Activities)
5. that enhances the comparability of operating performance of different entities
6. Cash and non-cash investing and financing activities during the period.
NOTES:
1. INTEREST expense and interest income shall be classified as OPERATING cash flows since it entered into determination of net income
(PAS 7). Under INDIRECT Method, accrued interest expense or income must be the one included since the starting point is ACCRUAL
Net income to be adjusted to CASH basis income. Under DIRECT Method, the actual interest paid or received is the one reflected.
AE 221 Ch. 17: CASH FLOWS Statement
Prepared by: Joseph R. Mendoza CPA, MBA
ALTERNATIVELY: Interest paid may be classified under FINANCING activity because it is a cost of obtaining financial resources.
Interest received may be classified under INVESTING activity because it is a return on investment.
2. DIVIDENDS income shall be classified as OPERATING cash flows since it entered into determination of net income (PAS 7). Under
INDIRECT Method, accrued income must be the one included since the starting point is ACCRUAL Net income to be adjusted to CASH
basis income. Under DIRECT Method, the actual dividends received is the one reflected.
ALTERNATIVELY: DIVIDENDS received may be classified under INVESTING activity because it is a return on investment.
DIVIDENDS paid is under FINANCING activity because it is a cost of obtaining financial resources.
ALTERNATIVELY: Dividends received may be classified under OPERATING activity to reflect the ability to pay dividends.
SUPPORTING COMPUTATIONS
A Trade A/R & N/R – beg Pxx C Trade A/P & N/P – beg Pxx E Income tax payable - beg Pxx
NET Sales xx NET Purchases xx Income tax expense xx
Trade A/R & N/R – end (xx) Trade A/P & N/P – end (xx) Income tax payable - end (xx)
COLLECTIONS from Customers Pxx PAYMENTS to trade creditors Pxx PAYMENT for Income Tax Pxx
SUGGESTED ANSWER:
ABC CORPORATION
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Year ended December 31, 2019
INDIRECT Method DIRECT Method
NET INCOME P16,100 Cash collections from customers for sales [A] P706,000
Decrease in accounts receivable 8,000 Cash payment to suppliers for purchases [B] (547,000)
Increase in inventory (34,000) Cash payment for operating expenses [C] (103,000)
Decrease in prepaid expenses 4,000 Interest received 6,000
Increase in accounts payable 7,000 Cash generated from operations P62,000
Increase in accrued liabilities 3,000 Interest paid (23,000)
Decrease in income tax payable (3,275) Income taxes paid [D] (10,175)
Depreciation 37,000
Gain on sale of investments (12,000)
Loss on sale of fixed assets 3,000
NET CASH FLOWS from OPERATING Activities P28,825 Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities P28,825