FinancialAccounting
HomeworkTips!!!
SamplefromWeek2Homework
Problem2‐22– Accrualnetincomevs.operatingcashflow
•Revenuesandexpensesarereportedinanincomestatementwhentherevenueis
earnedortheexpenseisincurred.Thisisnotnecessarilythesametimethatthecashis
receivedorpaid.Forexample,imaginethatIdoaconsultingprojectinDecemberofthis
yearbutamnotpaidincashuntilthefollowingJanuary.Therevenuefromthe
consultingprojectisreportedintheincomestatementforDecemberofthisyear.
However,theoperatingcashinflowisnotreporteduntilIreceivethecashinthe
followingJanuary.
TheseHomeworkTipscomefrompastexperiencewithcommonstudent
misunderstandings.