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Describe"Indirect" method of ascertaining Cash Flow from Operating Activities.

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Indirect Method: This method starts with the Net Profit before tax and extraordinary items. For this purpose, the Net Profit as revealed by the Profit and Loss Account cannot be taken into consideration as there exists some items which do not leads to outflow of cash. The following are those items that need to be added back to the Net Profit of the Profit and Loss Account.

 

  1. Non-cash items like, depreciation goodwill written off, etc are added to the Net Profit.
  2. Non-operating expenses like loss on sale of fixed assets, transfers to reserves, loss on sale of fixed assets are added back to the Net Profit.
  3. Provisions like, provisions for doubtful debts and discount for debtors, proposed dividends etc. should be added back to the Net Profit.
  4. Decrease in current assets and increase in current liabilities should be added to the operating profit.

 

The following are those items that need to deduct from the Net Profit of the Profit and Loss Account.

  1. Non-operating incomes like profit on sale of fixed assets, etc. are deducted from the Net Profit.
  2. Non-trading Incomes like dividend received, interest received, tax refund, etc. are to be deducted from the Net Profit.
  3. Increase in current assets and decrease in current liabilities should be deducted from the operating profit.

Indirect Method

Cash Flow Statement

Particulars

Amount

Rs

Amount

Rs

Cash Flow from Operating Activities:

 

 

Net Profit before tax and extraordinary items

 

***

 

Add: Non-Cash Expenses and Non-Operating Expenses.

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

**

 

 

 

Goodwill

**

 

 

 

Interest paid

**

 

 

 

Loss on sale of fixed assets

**

**

 

Less:

Non-Operating Incomes.

 

 

 

 

Dividend received

**

 

 

 

Profit on sale of fixed assets

**

 

 

 

Interest received

**

**

Operating Profit before Working Capital Changes

 

***

 

Add: Decrease in Current Assets

***

 

 

 

Increase in Current Liabilities

**

***

 

Less: Increase in Current Assets

***

 

 

 

Decrease in Current Liabilities

***

***

Cash generated from Operating Activities

 

***

Less: Income tax paid

 

***

Cash flow before Extra ordinary items

 

***

 

Add/Less: Extra ordinary items

 

***

Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities

 

***

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Following is the Balance Sheet of K K Ltd as at 31-3-2015:

                                                          K.K. Ltd Balance Sheet as at 31-3-2015

Particulars Note No. 31-3-2015 (Rs.) 31-3-2014 (Rs.)

I. Equity and Liabilities

        1. Shareholder’s Funds

              a. Share Capital

              b. Reserve and Surplus

         2. Non - Current Liabilities

              a) Long – term borrowings

         3. Current Liabilities

              a) Short – term borrowings

              b)Short – term provisions

 

 

 

1

 

2

 

3

4

 

 

10,00,000

4,00,000

 

9,00,000

 

3,00,000

1,40,000

 

 

8,00,000

(1,00,000)

 

10,00,000

 

1,00,000

1,80,000

Total   27,40,000 19,80,000

II. Assets

     1. Non – Current Assets

               a) Fixed Assets

                     Tangible assets

                     Intangible assets

               b) Non – Current Investments

      2. Current Assets

                a) Current Investments

                b) Inventories

                c) Cash and Cash

 

 

 

5

6

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

20,06,000

40,000

2,00,000

 

1,00,000

2,14,000

1,80,000

 

 

 

14,40,000

60,000

1,50,000

 

1,20,000

90,000

1,20,000

Total   27,40,000 19,80,000

 

Note No Particulars 31-3-2015(Rs.) 31-3-2014(Rs.)

1.

 

Reserve and Surplus

(Surplus i.e. Balance in Statement of Profit and Loss)

 

4,00,000

 

(1,00,000)

    4,00,000 (1,00,000)

2.

 

Long term borrowings :

12 % Debentures

 

9,00,000

 

10,00,000

    9,00,000 10,00,000

3.

 

Short – term borrowings :

Bank Overdraft

 

3,00,000

 

1,00,000

    3,00,000 1,00,000

4.

 

Short – term provisions

Provisions for tax

 

1,40,000

 

1,80,000

    1,40,000 1,80,000

5.

 

 

Tangible Assets

Machinery

Accumulated Depreciation

 

24,06,000

(4,00,000)

 

16,42,000

(2,02,000)

    20,06,000 14,40,000

6.

 

Intangible Assets

Goodwill

 

40,000

 

60,000

    40,000 60,000

7.

 

Inventories

Stock in trade

 

2,14,000

 

90,000

    2,14,000 90,000

Additional Information

(i) 12% Debentures were redeemed on 31-3-2015

(ii) Tax 1,40,000 was paid during the year

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Particulars Note No.

31-3-2013

Rs

31-3-2012

Rs

I. Equity and Liabilities

  1. Shareholders' Funds

    a. Equity Share Capital

    b. Reserves and Surplus

  2. Non-current Liabilities

    a. Long term-borrowing

  3. Current liabilities

     a. Trade Payables

 

 

 

2,00,000

90,000

 

87,500

 

10,000

 

 

1,50,000

75,000

 

87,500

 

76,000

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      i. Tangible assets

    b. Non –Current Investment

2. Current assets

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   b. Inventory

   c. Trade receivable

   d. Cash and Cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

1,87,500

1,05,000

 

12,500

4,000

9,500

68,500

 

 

 

1,40,000

1,02,500

 

33,500

5,500

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Rs

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Rs

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Liabilities

31-3-2010

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31-3-2011

Rs

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Rs

31-3-2011

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70,000

50,000

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Stock

Bank

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95,000

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8,000

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7,200

 

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15,200

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