Statement of Cash Flows
Cash is the lifeblood of business
Without Cash, the business would not be able to
smoothly operate.
Therefore, at anytime, the business should be liquid so
that they would have cash to spend on their immediate
requirement , like payment for supplies, salaries, utilities
and payment for short term debts.
Therefore , proper monitoring and planning of Cash is
very important.
Therefore, a report which provide a detailed information
about cash is very important.
Statement of Cash Flows
Gives you a detailed information about the activities related to
cash, in terms of INFLOW AND OUTFLOW
INFLOWS are the cash received by the business
OUTLOWS are the cash used for payment by the business.
The information presented in the Statement of Cash Flows are
purely cash transactions and activities.
In the Statement of Cash Flows , activities
related to Cash are classified into three 3
major classification
(1) OPERATING ACTIVITIES
(2) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
(3) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
CASH INFLOWS are from:
(1) Collection of Cash basis revenues
(2) Collection of Accounts Receivables and
Notes Receivables related to revenues
earned.
(3) Cash collection of interest income on
promissory notes
(4) Cash collection of dividend income, rent
income and other income.
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
CASH OUTFLOWS are for:
(1) Payment of Cash for Operating Expenses
( like, utilities, salaries, supplies, gasoline… )
(2) Payment of Cash for Accounts Payable and
Notes Payable arises from operating
expenses
(3) Payment of Cash for interest expenses on
Notes Payable, Bonds Payable, Mortgage
Payable.. )
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
These are cash inflows and outflows related to
investment activities of the business. These are cash
transactions related to capital expenditures of the
business and purchase of trading securities.
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CASH INFLOWS are from:
(1) Cash collection from sale of old PPE
(2) Cash collection from sale/ retirement of
investment in stocks and (short terms/long
term)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CASH OUTFLOW are for:
(1) Cash payment for cash purchases of PPE
(2) Cash payment for Accounts Payables and
Notes Payable related to purchase of PPE
(3) Cash payment for the purchases of
investment in stocks and bonds
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
CASH INFLOW are from:
(1) Cash received from proceeds from Bank
borrowings ( Notes Payable, Loans Payable,
Mortgage Payable )
(2) Cash received from personal investment of
the Owner to the business.
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
CASH OUTFLOWS are for:
(1) Payment of Bank loans
(2) Payment for cash drawings of the owners