Chapter 12 – Reporting and Analyzing Cash Flows
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VISUAL #12-1
CLASSIFYING ACTIVITIES IN THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Cash inflows from Cash outflows to
• Sale of goods or services • Suppliers of goods and
• Interest services
• Dividends • Salaries and wages
• Sale of trading securities • Government for taxes
• Other operating receipts • Lenders for interest
• Purchase trading securities
• Others for expenses
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Cash inflows from Cash outflows to
• Sale of property, plant, • Purchase property, plant,
and equipment and equipment
• Sale of debt or equity securities • Purchase debt or equity
of other entities securities of other entities
• Collection of principal on loans • Make loans to another entity
to other entities
• Selling (discounting) of loans
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash inflows from Cash outflows to
• Sale of capital stock (or owner • Shareholders as dividends (or
investment) owner’s withdrawal)
• Issuance of debt (bonds and notes) • Repay debts
• Issuing short-term liabilities • Purchase treasury stock
NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
• Retirement of debt by issuing stock
• Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
• Purchase of a long-term asset by issuing a note payable
• Leasing of assets classified as a capital lease