Chapter 16, Problem 1APSA

To determine

Introduction: Operating Activities is the most important section of the Statement of Cash Flows. It depicts the Cash Inflows and Outflows with respect to the day-to-day operations of the enterprise. Here, Cash Inflows are cash receipts from customers for sale of merchandise inventory or services and Cash Outflows are payments for purchase of merchandise inventory or operating expenses. As per IFRS, Interest & Dividend incomes, Interest & Dividend payments can also be included in operating activities.

Operating Activities can be reported using any of the following methods:

1. Indirect Method: It starts from Net Income and adjusts it to arrive at net cash provided by operating activities.

2. Direct Method: It shows directly the cash receipts and payments from operations of the business. Some T-accounts are prepared in this method to arrive at the cash flows.

To State:

Cash Flow from Operating Activities using Indirect method.