Question

Preparation of a statement of cash flows involves five steps:

(1) Compute the net increase or decrease in cash;
(2) compute net cash provided or used by operating activities (using either the direct or indirect method);
(3) compute net cash provided or used by investing activities;
(4) compute net cash provided or used by financing activities; and
(5) report the beginning and ending cash balances and prove that the ending cash balance is explained by net cash flows. Noncash investing and financing activities are also disclosed.

Answer 1

Preparation of a statement of cash flows involves five steps

1. Compute net cash provided or used by operating activities.

This is the section where all the cash flow that belongs to the operating section are been added and subtracted according to the inflow and outflow of the transaction.

2. Compute net cash provided or used by investing activities.

This is the section where all the cash flow that belongs to the investing section are been added and subtracted according to the inflow and outflow of the transaction.

3. Compute net cash provided or used by financing activities.

This is the section where all the cash flow that belongs to the financing section are been added and subtracted according to the inflow and outflow of the transaction.

4. Compute the net increase or decrease in cash

This is the section where the cash-flow from operating, investing and financing activities is been balanced.

5. Report the beginning and ending cash balances and prove that the ending cash balance is explained by net cash flows.

After the cash-flow from operating, investing and financing activities is been calculated, Then, this section is also computed to derive the Closing/Ending cash balance