Understanding Cash Flow Statements
Understanding Cash Flow Statements
1. Meaning of Cash Flow Statement : It is a statement showing THE INFLOWS AND OUTFLOWS of
cash and cash equivalents during an accounting period .A cash flow statement provides information
about the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents by classifying cash flows into operating,
investing and financing activities.
Transactions that increase cash and cash equivalents are inflows of cash and cash equivalents and
transactions that decrease the cash is outflows of cash and cash equivalents.
2. Cash and Cash Equivalents As per AS-3, ‘cash’ comprises cash in hand and demand
deposits with banks, and ‘cash equivalents’ means short-term highly liquid investments
that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash.
Eg: marketable securities. (current investments)
Cash flow statement is prepared as per accounting standard 3 revised the accounting
standard prescribes that cash flow can be prepared either by
1. Direct method. ( not in syllabus)
2. Indirect method.
Cash flow statement is prepared under 3 heads namely:
1. Cash flow from operating activities
2. cash flow from investing activities
3. cash flow from financing activities
1. To ascertain how much cash or cash equivalents have been generated or used in
different activities i.e., operating / investing / financing activity.
2. To ascertain the net changes in cash and cash equivalents.
3. To assess the causes of difference between actual cash& cash
equivalents and related net earnings/income.
4. To help in formulation of financial policies such as dividend policy, fixed assets policy,
capital structure related policy.
5. To help in short-term financial planning.
6. To ascertain the liquidity of enterprises
Cash flows from operating activities are primarily derived from the main activities of the
enterprise. They generally result from the transactions and other events that enter into the
determination of net profit or loss. Cash Inflows & Outflows from operating activities
Cash Inflow from Operating activities
Investing activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not
included in cash equivalents. Investing activities relate to purchase and sale of long-term assets
or fixed assets such as machinery, furniture, land and building, etc.
⮚ Cash payments to acquire fixed assets including intangibles and capitalized research and
development.
⮚ Cash payments to acquire shares, warrants or debt instruments of other
enterprises other than the instruments those held for trading purposes.
⮚ Cash advances and loans made to third party (other than advances and loans
made by a financial enterprise wherein it is operating activities).
Financing activities are activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the
owners’ capital and borrowings of the enterprise. Separate disclosure of cash flows arising
from financing activities is im- portant because it is useful in predicting claims on future cash
flows by providers of funds
Cash Inflows & Outflows from financing activities
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CASE 2 – When Opening Date is given - Calculate Interest on Closing Balance (CY)
CASE 3 – When Closing Date is given – Calculate Interest on Opening Balance (PY)
b. Count the number of months (from the date given in the question) on the difference and then ADD both
the amounts.
CASE 2 – When Opening Date is given - Calculate Interest on Closing Balance (CY)
CASE 3 – When Closing Date is given – Calculate Interest on Opening Balance (PY)
b. Count the number of months (from the date given in the question) on the difference and then ADD both
the amounts
CASE 1: When accumulated depreciation is not given (prepare only one account)
Asset a/c
CASE 1 : When provision for taxation is given in the Balance Sheet under Current Liabilities
CASE 2 : When Provision for Tax is given in balance sheet under current liabilities and in adjustment …
Prepare Provision for Tax A/C
PROVISION FOR TAX ACCOUNT
Financing business enterprises are the business enterprises which deal in finance like
investment companies, mutual fund house and banks. These enterprises purchases and sale
securities as their stock, so it is treated as operating activities and interest received, dividend
received and interest paid are considered as routine business activities and included in their
operating activities.
2. Operating profit of the year is Rs. 2,00,000. During the year, there was increase in
inventory by Rs. 90,000 and decrease in trade receivables of Rs. 50,000. What is the
amount of cash from operations?
(a) Rs. 60,000
(b) Rs.1,60,000
(c) Rs. 2,40,000
(d) Rs. 3,40,000
4. In the case of financial enterprises, the cash flow resulting from interest and
dividend received and interest paid should be classified as cash flow from:
(a) Operating activities
(b) Investing activities
(c) Financing activities
(d) None of the above
ANSWER: (a) Operating activities
5. If fixed tangible assets whose original cost is Rs.40,000 having accumulated
depreciation Rs.12,000 were sold for Rs. 34,000 then, while preparing cash flow
statement, its effect on cash flow will be:
(a) Cash flow from financing activities Rs.34,000
(b) Cash flow from financing activities Rs.6,000
(c) Cash flow from investing activities Rs.34,000
(d) Cash flow from investing activities Rs.6,000
ANSWER: (c) Cash flow from investing activities Rs.34,000
2. Assertion (A): Sale of fixed assets is written under the Investing Activities.
Reason (R): Sale of fixed assets leads to inflow of cash under investing activity as investing
activities are the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments not
included in cash equivalents.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
3. Assertion (A): Proceeds from issue of shares and debentures are recorded in Financing
Activity. Reason (R): Issue of shares and debentures brings changes in composition and
size of owner's capital and borrowings of an enterprise. It provides inflow to finance the
company.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
4. Assertion (A) : Sale of Building is an Operating Activity for a Real Estate Company.
Reason (R) : Sale/Purchase of property is not the principal revenue producing activity for a
Real Estate Company.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
5. Assertion (A): Cash deposited into bank will result in Flow of Cash or Cash Equivalents.
Reason (R): Cash deposited into bank is a movement between items of Cash and Cash Equivalents.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(ANSWERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED)
EXERCISE
1. Prepare ‘Provision for Income Tax Account’ from the following information for preparing Cash Flow
Statement :
Additional Information :
Provision for Income tax made during the year 2023 was Rs.2,35,000.
Answer:
3,85,000 3,85,000
2. Calculate Cash flow from Investing Activities from the following particulars :
Information :
PARTICULARS Amount
Proceeds from Sale of Plant & Machinery 5.000
Purchase of Plant & Machinery (35,000)
30.000
Working Note :
3. From the following information, calculate Cash Flow from Investing Activities:
During the year, a machinery costing ₹ 50,000 (accumulated depreciation provided thereon ₹ 20,000)
was sold for ₹ 26,000.
Answer : Working note
Machinery Account
Dr Cr
Particulars Amount Particulars Amount
To balance b/d 5,00,000 By Bank (selling price) 26,000
By Acc dep a/c 20,000
By P/L a/c (loss) 4,000
To Bank (purchases) 1,00,000 By balance c/d 5,50,000
6,00,000 6,00,000
1,90,000 1,90,000
CASH FLOW STATEMENT
Particulars Amount
Purchase of machinery (1,00,000)
Sale of machinery 26,000
Cash used in investing activities (74,000)
INVESTMENT A/C
Dr Cr
50,000 50,000
Particulars Amount
Purchase of investment (7,600)
Sale of investment 22,000
Cash flow in investing activities 14,400
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5. Following are the Balance sheets of K Ltd. for the year ended 31 March 2022 and 2023
Particulars Note
No 31st 31st
March, 2023 March,2022
(Rs) (Rs)
I EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
1. Shareholders Funds
(a) Share Capital 12,00,000 8,00,000
(b) Reserves and Surplus 3,50,000 4,00,000
(Surplus i,e, Balance in
Statement of Profit and Loss)
2. Non Current Liabilities
4,40,000 3,50,000
Long Term Borrowings
3. Current Liabilities
Trade Payables 60,000 50,000
Total 20,50,000 16,00,000
II ASSETS
[Link] Current Assets Property,
Plant and Equipment and
tangible asset:
Plant and Equipment 12,00,000 9,00,000
2. Current Assets
(a) Inventories 2,00,000 1,00,000
(b) Trade Receivables 3,10,000 2,30,000
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents 3,40,000 3,70,000
Total 20,50,000 16,00,000
Particulars Rs Rs
Cash flows from operating activities
Surplus i,e Balance as per Statement of Profit/ Loss (50,000)
Add : Depreciation 1,20,000
Interest on long term borrowing 36,000
Operating profit before working capital 1,06,000
changes
Add : Decrease in CA and increase in CL
Less : Increase in CA and decrease in CL
Trade payables 10,000
Inventories (1,00,000)
Trade receivables (80,000) (1,70,000)
Cash flows used in operating activities (A) (64,000)
Cash flows from Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets (4,20,000)
Cash used in Investing activities (B) (4,20,000)
Cash flows from Financing activities
Issue of Shares 4,00,000
Interest on long term borrowings (36,000)
Long term borrowing taken 90,000
Cash flows from Financing activities (C) 4,54,000
Net decrease in cash ans cash equivalents (A+B+C ) (30,000)
Add : Cash and cash equivalents in the beginning 3,70,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end 3,40,000
4,00,000
N.P.B.T (50,000)
Plant Property and Equipment Account
13,20,000 13,20,000
6. On the basis of information given by Mradul Ltd., prepare Cash Flow Statement for the year ending 31st March,
2023:
1. Non-current Assets:
a) Property, Plant & Equipment and Intangible
Assets 5 4,50,000 5,00,000
i. Property, Plant & Equipment 6 3,10,000 3,02,000
ii. Intangible Assets 4,00,000 4,30,000
b) Long-term Loans & Advances
2. Current Assets: 7 2,70,000 2,90,000
a) Inventories 2,40,000 2,60,000
b) Trade Receivables 2,65,000 2,98,000
c) Cash and Cash Equivalents 19,35,000 20,80,000
Total
NOTES TO ACCOUNTS
Additional Information:
Working Notes:
1. Calculation of Net Profit before Tax and Extraordinary Items:
PRACTISE QUESTIONS
[Link] the following information, calculate Cash Flow from Operating Activities and
Investing Activities:
4. At the end of the year, investment costing Rs.80,000 was sold at a profit of 25%.
Q2. a) From the following information, Calculate Cash from Operating Activities:
Additional Information:
Proposed Dividend for the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 was
Rs.1,50,000 and Rs.1,80,000 respectively.
(Rs.) (Rs.)
Additional Information:
[Link] the year Machinery costing Rs. 50,000 (Book Value Rs.40,000)
was lost by fire and received a claim of Rs.32,000 from insurance Company.
Q3. (a) From the following information, calculate Cash flow from Operating Activities.
Additional Information: -
Proposed Dividend for the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2024 was Rs.2,00,000
and Rs. 2,80,000 respectively.
(b) From the following information calculate the Cash from Investing Activities
Particulars 31 Mar 2023 31 Mar 2024
Machinery (Cost) 20,00,000 30,40,000
Accumulated Depreciation 3,00,000 5,00,000
Additional Information:-
[Link] costing Rs. 60,000 (Book Value Rs. 40,000) was lost by fire and insurance
claim of Rs. 40,000 was received.
[Link] charged during the year was Rs. 3,00,000.
3. A part of Machinery costing Rs. 2,00,000 was sold at a loss of Rs. 30,000.
1 Shareholder's Funds:
(a)Share Capital 2,25,000 175,000
(b) Reserves and Surplus 1 62,500 25,000
2 Non-Current Liabilities:
Long-Term Borrowings 2 1,12,500 87,500
3 Current Liabilities:
(a) Short-term Borrowings 3 37,500 18,750
(b) Short-Term Provisions 4 50,000 31,250
II - Assets:
1 Non-Current Assets:
(a) Fixed Assets:
Tangible 5 366,250 228,750
Intangible: Goodwill 25,000 37,500
2 Current Assets:
(a) Current Investments 10,000 17,500
(b) Inventories 30,500 18,000
(c) Cash and Cash Equivalents 18,250 10,750
Note
Particulars 31.3.2021 31.3.2020
No.
1 Reserves and Surplus (Surplus
i.e., Balance in the Statement of 62,500 25,000
Profit and Loss) 62,500 25,000
2 Long-term Borrowings
12% Debentures 112,500 87,500
112,500 87,500
3 Short-term Borrowings
Bank Overdraft 37,500 18,750
37,500 18,750
4 Short-term Provisions
Proposed Dividend 50,000 31,250
50,000 31,250
5 Tangible Assets
Machinery 3,66,250 2,28,750
366,250 228,750
Additional Information
(i) Rs.25,000, 12%debentures were issued on 31.3.2021.
(ii) During the year a piece of machinery costing Rs.20,000, on which accumulated
depreciation was Rs.10,000, was sold at a loss of Rs.2, 500. Depreciation for the
year is Rs.10, 000
Prepare Cash Flow Statement. 6