CASH FLOW STATEMENT IN A2000

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QUESTION: HOW TO GENERATE CASH FLOW STATEMENT?

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ANSWER:

The cash flow statement format indirect method typically consists of three main cashflows from Operating activities, Investing activities and Financing activities, in sample below:

SETTING:

In A2000ERP, To generate the CASH FLOW STATEMENT, here is how to set. 

STEP 1 – CREATE SUB-TITLES, in the CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES, fill the details of SECTION, ORDER and CASH FLOW ACTIVITES.

Note that the CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES and CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION may vary ‘name’ base on your creation and for purpose of this guide, we name cash flow activities as follows:

• SECTION – Operating, Investing and Financing as standard ‘terms’, nothing else.
• ORDER- Note that the report will be presented base on ORDER you set, in ascending from number 3 onwards, in this sample.
• CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES – it is advisable to assign the first SUB-TITLE name, as sample, we name number 3 as ‘Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities’.

STEP 2 – CREATE CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION, list CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION by add ORDER, CASH FLOW ACTIVITIES dropdown and SUB-SECTION. 

In CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION, select from dropdown ‘cash flow activities’ then save.

STEP 3 – OPERATING, INVESTING AND FINANCING, Identify the CHART OF ACCOUNT that belongs to OPERATING, INVESTING and FINANCING 

3.1 OPERATING AND NON-CASH DEPRECIATION – To list ‘PROV FOR DEPRECIATION’ under subtitle ‘operating activities’, select PROV FOR DEPRECIATION in CHART OF ACCOUNT>FINANCE GROUP>select 2 LEVELS:

• SUBTITLE as ‘Adjustment to reconcile net income…’ 
• CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION as ‘Non-Cash Depreciation’

3.2 Trade receivables, inventory, other current assets, trade payables and other accruals, same step on 3.1.

3.3 INVESTING To list ‘computer equipments’ under subtitle ‘investing activities’, select ‘computer’ in CHART OF ACCOUNT>FINANCE GROUP>select 2 LEVELS:

• SUBTITLE as ‘Payment of fixed assets’ 
• CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION as ‘Computers’

3.4 FINANCING To list ‘Paid up capital’ under subtitle ‘financing activities’, select ‘Paid up capital’ in CHART OF ACCOUNT>FINANCE GROUP>select 2 LEVELS:

• SUBTITLE as ‘Increase in Equity’ 
• CASH FLOW DESCRIPTION as ‘Paid up capital’

STEP 4 – BEGINNING CASH BALANCE, Identify the CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT beginning cash balance by going to chart of account – in this example, in CHART OF ACCOUNT, select DBS BANK, in FINANCE GROUP, tick ‘CASH ITEM’ then SAVE.

IN THIS PREVIEW:

STEP 5 – GENERATE THE REPORT, in ledger, reports queries, generate the report by selecting

• CASH FLOW STATEMENT
• date range
• Preview

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OTHER RELATED REPORTS OF CASH FLOW:

CHART OF ACCOUNT MASTERLISTING CASH FLOW- in LEDGER> REPORTS QUERIES>MASTER LISTING CHART OF ACCOUNT CASH FLOW>PREVIEW

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