STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Flashcards
The primary purpose of the statement of cash flows is to provide cash-basis information about the company’s operating, investing, and financing activities.
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The statement of cash flows provides information to help investors and creditors assess the cash and non-cash investing and financing transactions during the period.
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Companies classify some cash flows relating to investing or financing activities as operating activities.
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The first step in the preparation of the statement of cash flows is to determine the net cash flow from operating activities.
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The net increase (decrease) in cash reported on the statement of cash flows should reconcile the beginning and ending cash balances reported in the comparative statements of financial position.
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The basis recommended by the IASB for the statement of cash flows is actually “cash and cash equivalents.”
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IFRS does not allow flexibility regarding the classification of certain items on the statement of cash flows.
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Most companies using IFRS show dividends paid as a financing activity.
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The first step in preparing a statement of cash flows is to determine the change in cash.
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A company reconciles net income to net cash flow from operating activities when using the direct method or the indirect method.
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The IASB encourages the use of the indirect method over the direct method.
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Under the accrual basis of accounting, net income is usually the same as net cash flow from operating activities.
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When prepaid expenses decrease during a period, expenses on the accrual-basis are lower than they are on a cash-basis.
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The IASB encourages the use of the direct method over the indirect method for the presentation of the statement of cash flows
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The IASB does not permit the direct method presentation of the statement of cash flows.
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The most contentious decision that the IASB faced related to cash flow reporting was choosing between the direct method and the indirect method of determining net cash flow from operating activities.
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Income from an investment in ordinary shares using the equity method is added to net income in computing net cash provided from operating activities.
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Cash receipts from customers are computed by adding a decrease in accounts receivable to revenue from sales.
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Cash payments for operating expenses are computed by subtracting an increase in prepaid expenses and a decrease in accrued expenses payable from operating expenses.
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The direct method, also called the reconciliation method, reports cash receipts and cash disbursements from operating activities.
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The indirect method adjusts net income for items that affected reported net income but did not affect cash.
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A company should add back bond premium amortization to net income to arrive at net cash flow from operating activities.
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Companies report the cash flows from purchases and sales of trading investments as cash flows from operating activities.
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Significant non-cash transactions are disclosed either in a separate schedule or in the notes to the financial statements.
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IAS 7 indicates that cash flows related to interest received and paid, and dividends received and paid, should be separately disclosed in the statement of cash flows.
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Presently, the IASB and the FASB are involved in a joint project on the presentation and organization of information in the financial statements.
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The IASB favors presentation of operating cash flows using the direct method only, but the FASB does not.
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