IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows
Components of Cash
Flows Statement
Operating Activities
Main revenue producing activities of the entity and other activities that are not investing or financing activities (including taxes paid/received, unless clearly attributable to investing or financing activities).
Investing Activities
Activities that relate to the acquisition and disposal of long-term assets and other investments that are not included in cash equivalents.
Financing Activities
Activities that cause changes to contributed equity and borrowings of an entity.Received or paid interest and dividends are disclosed separately and can be classified as operating, investing or financing, based on their nature and as long as they are consistently treated from period to period.
Reporting Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities can be reported using the direct or indirect method.
Direct Method
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Cash received from customers
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Cash paid to suppliers
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Cash paid to employees
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Cash paid for operating expenses
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Interest paid
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Taxes paid
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Dividends paid
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Net cash from operating activities.
Indirect Method
The net cash flow from operating activities is determined by adjusting profit or loss for the effects of:
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Changes during the period in
inventories and operating receivables and payables
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Non-cash items such as
depreciation, provisions, deferred taxes, unrealized foreign currency gains and
losses, and undistributed profits of associates
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All other items for which the
cash effects are investing or financing cash flows.
Definition: Cash and Cash Equivalents
· Short term (where the original maturity is 3
months or less, irrespective of maturity timing post balance date)
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Highly liquid investments
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Readily convertible to known amounts of cash
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Subject to insignificant risk of changes in
value.
Considerations to Note
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