The document provides an overview of IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows. It discusses: 1) The objective of the statement of cash flows is to provide information about a company's cash receipts and cash payments. 2) Cash flows are classified into operating, investing and financing activities. 3) The statement of cash flows can be prepared using either the direct or indirect method, with the direct method being encouraged for operating cash flows.

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2. IAS 7
Statement of cash flows

3. Introduction
Objective is to provide users of financial statements with a basis to assess:
the ability of the entity to generate cash and cash equivalents
the needs of the entity to utilize those cash flows

4. Introduction- continued
Statement of cash
flows classifies
operating investing financing

5. Scope
An entity must
prepare a statement
of cash flows in
accordance with the
requirements of this
standard
It must present it as
an integral part of its
financial statements
for each period for
which financial
statements are
presented

6. Definitions
Cash includes
cash in hand
cash held in demand deposits
No guidance is given in IAS 7 for the definition of a demand deposit
- these are generally accepted to be deposits with financial
institutions that are repayable on demand and available within 24
hours, or one working day, without penalty, e.g. a bank current
account

7. Definition- continued
where bank
overdrafts are
repayable on
demand and
form an
integral part
of an
entity’s cash
management,
they are
included as a
component of
cash and
cash
equivalents
Cash equivalent
investments
normally
qualify as cash
equivalents
only when
they have a
short
maturity of,
say, three
months or less
from the date
of acquisition
Cash equivalent
cash
equivalents
are held for
the purpose of
meeting short-
term cash
commitments
rather than for
investment or
other
purposes
Cash equivalent

8. Definitions- continuedOperatingactivities
the principal
revenue-
producing
activities
Investingactivities
the acquisition
and disposal of
long-term
assets and
other
investments not
included in cash
equivalents
Financingactivities
activities that
result in
changes in the
size and
composition of
the contributed
equity and
borrowings of
the entity

9. Presentation of a statement of cash flows
• The statement of cash flows shall
report cash flows during the period
classified by:
- operating;
- investing; and
- financing activities

10. Direct method or Indirect method
For operating cash
flows, the direct
method of
presentation is
encouraged
but the indirect
method is acceptable

11. Reporting cash flows from operating activities
• Cash flows from operating activities must be reported by using either:
- the direct method
• whereby major classes of gross cash receipts and gross cash payments are
disclosed [7.18(a)]
- the indirect method
• whereby profit or loss is adjusted for:
- the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature, any deferrals or
accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments,
- items of income or expense associated with investing or financing
cash flows [7.18(b)]

12. The direct method

13. The indirect method

14. The indirect method
Practical considerations
• The indirect method is built around the principle that operating profit for the period
comprises operating activities that were:
- settled in cash
- not yet settled in cash, i.e. receivables, payables, accruals, etc.
- non-cash transactions, e.g.:
◦ depreciation
◦ write-offs and provisions for impairment
◦ profits or losses on disposal of PPE, etc.
• Therefore, if operating profit is adjusted for non-cash transactions and for transactions
that were not yet settled in cash, the result is cash flows from operating activities

15. The two methods compared
Direct method Indirect method

17. Reporting cash flows from investing and financing
activities
• An entity shall report separately major classes of gross cash receipts and
payments arising from investing and financing activities except to the
extent that cash flows are reported on a net basis [IAS 7.22-24]:
- cash receipts and payments on behalf of customers when the cash
flows reflect the activities of the customer rather than those of the
entity; and
- cash receipts and payments for items in which the turnover is
quick, the amounts are large, and the maturities are short

18. Reporting cash flows from investing and financing activities
Reporting cash flows on a net basis
• Examples of cash receipts and payments relating to customer:
- the acceptance and repayment of demand deposits of a bank;
- funds held for customers by an investment entity; and
- rent collected on behalf of, and paid over to, the owners of
properties
• Examples of cash receipts and payments with quick
turnover and short maturities:
- principal amounts relating to credit card customers;
- the purchase and sale of investments; and
- other short term borrowings, for example, those which have a
maturity period of three months or less

19. Foreign currency cash flows
• Cash flows arising from transactions in a foreign currency
are recorded in an entity’s functional currency [IAS 7.25-28]
- the exchange rate to be used is the exchange rate applicable at the
date of the cash flow
- the cash flows of a foreign subsidiary are translated at the exchange
rates between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the
dates of the cash flows

20. Presentation of cash flows
from interest and dividends
• Cash flows from interest and
dividends (received and paid)
shall each be disclosed separately
• Each shall be classified in a
consistent manner from period to
period

21. Presentation of cash flows
from taxes on income
• Cash flows arising from taxes
shall be separately disclosed
• They must be classified as
operating activities unless they
can be identified with financing
and investing activities

22. Investment in subsidiaries,
associates and joint ventures
When accounting for an investment in
an associate or a subsidiary, an
investor restricts its reporting in the
statement of cash flows to the cash
flows between itself and the
investee,(e.g. dividends or advances)

23. Acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries
and other business units
• The aggregate cash flows arising from acquisitions, and disposals, of subsidiaries or
other business units must be presented separately and classified as investing activities
• Disclosure, in aggregate, of each of the following is necessary:
- the total consideration paid or received;
- the portion of the consideration consisting of cash and cash equivalents;
- the amount of cash and cash equivalents in the subsidiaries or other businesses
over which control is obtained or lost; and
- the amount of the assets and liabilities other than cash or cash equivalents in the
subsidiaries or other businesses over which control is obtained or lost, summarized
by each major category

24. Acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries
and other business units - continued

25. Non-cash transactions
• Investing and financing transactions that do not require the
use of cash or cash equivalents are excluded from a statement
of cash flows
-these transactions must however be disclosed elsewhere in the
financial statements in a way that provides all the relevant
information about these investing and financing activities

26. Components of cash and cash equivalents
• An entity must disclose the components of cash and cash equivalents
• It must also present a reconciliation of the amounts in its statement of
cash flows with the equivalent items reported in the statement of
financial position

27. Preparing a statement of cash flows
Basic principles
• The following items are needed in order to prepare a statement of cash flows:
- Statement of financial position
- Statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income
- Statement of changes in equity
- Notes supporting investing and financing activities, e.g.:
◦ PPE, investment property and intangible assets notes
◦ investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
◦ Borrowings
• If there is a casting error in any of the above the statement of cash flows will never agree!

28. The indirect method
Basic principles: 2 - continued
• The same concept applies to liabilities, i.e.
- an increase in liabilities will have arisen from an aggregated
debit entry against another line item, e.g. cash
- a decrease in liabilities will have arisen from an aggregated
credit entry against another line item, e.g. cash

29. The indirect method
• Any movement in a line item in the statement of financial position must
either:
- offset a movement in another line item; or
- be presented in the Statement of cash flows; or
- a mixture of the above

30. Other disclosures
The amount of cash and cash equivalents held by
the entity that is not available for use by the group
should be disclosed, together with a commentary by
management [IAS 7.48]

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