Cash flow table——preparing method of cash flow from operating activities
Zhou Ying
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Zhou Ying
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This paper attempts to introduce cash flows table from operating activities using the direct method.Its information about cash flows from operating activities may be obtained either:(1)from the accounting records of the enterprise;or (2)by adjusting sales,costs of sales and other items on the income statement for:①change in inventories and operating receivables and payables;②depreciation of fixed assets,amortization of intangible assets and other non-cash items;③other items for which the cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.
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This paper attempts to introduce cash flows table from operating activities using the direct method.Its information about cash flows from operating activities may be obtained either:(1)from the accounting records of the enterprise;or (2)by adjusting sales,costs of sales and other items on the income statement for:①change in inventories and operating receivables and payables;②depreciation of fixed assets,amortization of intangible assets and other non-cash items;③other items for which the cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.
Key concepts: Cash flow statement, Operating cash flow, Cash and cash equivalents, Cash on cash return, Cash flow, Cash flow forecasting, Accounts payable, Cash management