Cash Flow Statement - NCERT

Tiill now you have learnt about the financialstatements being primarily inclusive of PositionStatement (showing the financial position of anenterprise as on a particular date) and IncomeStatement (showing the result of the operationalactivities of an enterprise over a particular period).There is also a third important financial statementknown as Cash flow Statement , which shows inflowsand outflows of the cash and cash equivalents. Thisstatement is usually prepared by companies whichcomes as a tool in the hands of users of financialinformation to know about the sources and uses ofcash and cash equivalents of an enterprise over aperiod of time from various activities of anenterprise. It has gained substantial importance inthe last decade because of its practical utility to theusers of financial Statement of companies are preparedfollowing the accounting standards prescribed inthe companies Act, 2013.

cash from trade receivables, payment to trade payables, payment to employees, receipt of dividend, interest payments, etc. Cash management includes the investment of excess cash in cash equivalents. Hence, purchase of marketable securities or short-term investment which constitutes cash equivalents is not considered while preparing cash flow

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