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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS OF FUND

FLOWS STATEMENT
• a statement of the sources and uses of
ACCOUNTING
 is the art of recording, classifying and company’s cash/funds.
summarizing transactions and events, • it details from where the funds came from
which are in part at least, of a financial and where the cash went.
character and interpreting the results • It consists of three activities- operating,
thereof. (AICPA) financing and investing.
 provides financial information needed by
decision makers. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
• Are not only for internal users but also for
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS external users.
• Show the results of operation of a firm • Internal users: owners, managers and
(Statement of Comprehensive Income or employees
Income Statement), • External users: government and other
• the firm’s financial condition or position regulatory agencies, the suppliers, the
(Statement of Financial Condition or creditors, the competitive firms and the
Statement of Financial Position or Balance community the business is in.
Sheet), FINANCE
• the changes that occurred in the owner’s • The management of money or the money
equity, and/or the sources and uses of resource itself.
funds. NON-HUMAN CAPITAL
• Ultimate or final product of the accounting • Includes tangible and intangible resources
cycle needed by a company to attain its goal.
TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
INCOME STATEMENT • Tangible assets include financial assets
• it shows firm’s revenues and expenses and such as cash and marketable securities that
if the firm is earning a profit or incurring a help in maintaining a healthy working
loss. capital position. They also include real
• it shows the firm’s profitability which is an assets as property, plant and equipment.
indication of stability for the firm. • Intangible assets include goodwill,
copyrights, trade names and brands, among
BALANCE SHEET others.
• it shows the firm’s assets, liabilities and HUMAN CAPITAL
capital or owner’s equity. • includes human resources, i.e., the
• it also shows a firm’s stability, liquidity and employees, including the rank and file
solvency. employees, the managerial employees,
consultants, auditors, among others are
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN OWNER’S utilized by the company to attain its goals
EQUITY and objectives.
• shows how the owner’s equity changed. • The intellectual and entrepreneurial skills of
• For a sole proprietorship and for a managers are intangible assets of the
partnership, investments and withdrawals company.
are detailed and the profit is added or the GROWTH IN SALES
loss is deducted from the owner’s/partners’ • Means additional investment in assets,
capital. This shows whether the capital has which, in turn, requires the need for
increased or decreased. additional capital or funding.
• For a corporation, it details if additional
capital stocks are issued, whether the FINANCIAL MARKETS
stocks were sold at a premium and the • Are institutions and systems that facilitate
amount of retained earnings (accumulated transactions in all types of financial claims.
profit) the business has.
MONEY MARKET AND CAPITAL MARKET
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS OF FUND
• Money market – where companies and
FLOWS STATEMENT
individuals obtain short- term financing.
• a statement of the sources and uses of the • Capital market – where long-term
financing is obtained.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
• While finance deals with sources and uses  the branch of accounting that deals with the
of funds, accounting deals with recording recording of business transactions and
financial transactions to determine results ultimately the preparation of the financial
of operation and financial condition of the statements.
business which will determine if funds • The basic objective of financial accounting is
were acquired and utilized effectively. to provide the objective financial information
about how the business is performing and
PROFIT MAXIMIZATION how stable the company is.
• the ultimate objective of any business firm
because it is the best way to increase MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
owners’ wealth and the value of the • the branch of accounting which deals with
company. providing internal users, primarily the
managers, with the financial information
ACCOUNTING for PROFITS they need to be able to perform their duties
• the measure managers and owners use to efficiently and effectively and make the
measure performance of firms. Hence, necessary decisions to improve operation.
financial statements, which are the
products of accounting, are indispensable FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
tools to management, especially to financial • (Managerial Finance) is concerned with
managers. efficient and effective allocation, acquisition
and utilization of funds. Financial managers
are responsible for forecasting and
planning, making major investment and
financing decisions, coordination and control
and dealings with the financial markets

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