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How are the Cash Flow Statement and Balance Sheet related?

 a. The ending cash balance on the Balance Sheet is transferred to the current period Cash Flow Statement

 

 b. There is no relation

 c. If the cash flow statement is prepared, the balance sheet does not have to show cash

 d. Ending cash balance from the Cash Flow Statement is transferred to the Balance Sheet   

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Question added by حسين محمد ياسين , Finance Manager , مؤسسة عبد الماجد محمد العمر للمقاولات العامة
Date Posted: 2016/02/08
FITAH MOHAMED
by FITAH MOHAMED , Financial Manager , FUEL AND ENERGY CO for transportion petroleum materials

a. The ending cash balance on the Balance Sheet is transferred to the current period Cash Flow Statement>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

georgei assi
by georgei assi , مدير حسابات , المجموعة السورية

 b. There is no relation

Balance sheet (also known as the statement of financial position), which describes the financial strength to work in a certain point of time. That is, it determines the net value of the company in the value of the stock department and also provides an insight into the financial leverage (information about business financing arrangements, whether internal or external), liquidity (information on the business's ability to pay its bills as they Merit) and asset management (information about efficiency use asset management business). Income Statement (also known as the statement of financial performance) which describes the financial sustainability of the company. That is, it determines the profit or increases (or otherwise) of revenue over costs to earn revenue for a certain period. It also provides information relating to the adequacy of selling prices (via the gross profit%) and the sufficiency of the profits for the owner's investment (by return on investment) calculation. It seems that the net profit for the period in the equity section of the balance sheet as current profits. Statement of cash flows that describe the source and application of funds received and dispensed during the reporting period by comparing the opening balances with the closing balances for cash or cash equivalent accounts. Relations statement of cash flows together every detail of the income statement and balance sheet to give you a summary of the public image of the cash flows and outflows your own. In particular, the reports on the flow and cash flow with respect to your operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. Cash flow statement teach decision-makers about the movement of cash between where the cash came from and how these funds were used.

Yehia Gouda
by Yehia Gouda , Chief Accountant , Rashed A.Al Rashed & Sons Co

 a. The ending cash balance on the Balance Sheet is transferred to the current period Cash Flow Statement

Muhammad Naveed
by Muhammad Naveed , English Translator , Siddique Grafix

I don't know I am concentrate just our work

Mohamed Chetty FCCA
by Mohamed Chetty FCCA , Finance Manager, Financial Consultant and External Auditor , (Please see detailed CV)

OK. Good question!

Let's keep this very simple. When you look at the Balance Sheet, you will find, under the Current Asset, the Cash at bank balance for the current and previous year, right? The two figures would be different, right? That's because you would have received some money and made some payments.

If the owner of the business asks you to explain the movement between the two, you will not be able to answer just based on that balance sheet. Trust me. You will not! Unless you have that little bit of statement which is called the cash flow. It explains how the bank balance from the previous year moved to the current one. Then it goes into a bit more technical in identifying the nature of the money received and payments made into some categories. You guys mentioned it all already.

But note, the Cash Flow is not part of the double entry. Therefore when someo f you guys say the cash balance is transferred into the Balance sheet, I don't quite understand what you mean. 

So, the Cash flow is related to the balance sheet in explaining, in technical details, how the cash balance moved from the beginning to the end of the year.

I hope my answer is satisfactory.

abdelaziz allam
by abdelaziz allam , محاسب اول , شركة كامبردج مصر للاستثمار التعليمي ش.م.م

i agree with mr georgei assi  

Manjeet Singh  Arora
by Manjeet Singh Arora , Hospital

Since the cash flow statement focuses solely on the company's cash, it provides a good short- and mid-term view of a company's stability. Operations: Cash from operations indicates cash flow generated or used in running the business's main activities. Analysis of this section can uncover potential problems including low inventory turnover and slow payment on accounts payable. Negative operational cash flow can indicate a fast-growing company or a company that does not properly assess a customer's ability to pay. Monitoring the cash and projecting operating cash flow out can identify potential shortfalls in advance. Investing: Cash from investing indicates changes made in the asset section of the balance sheet. Any expenditures on or proceeds from the purchase or sale of property, equipment or other asset is recorded here. Growing companies typically show a negative investment cash flow due to all the capital expenditures.

Khateeb Hussain
by Khateeb Hussain , Senior Branch Accountant , Medicas International

The balance sheet relates to the cash flow statement because of the cash flow statement accuires information (In values) from it, cash flow statements needs balance sheet to be prepared otherwise balance sheet can be prepared with out cash flow statement.

Hamid Aghajanpour
by Hamid Aghajanpour , Researcher , Telecommunication Company of Iran. (TCI), Tehran, Iran.

Prioritize Cash Flow: Focus on managing your cash flow effectively. Analyze your project's cash inflows and outflows to understand where the negative cash flow is originating. Identify opportunities to accelerate cash inflows by adjusting payment terms with clients, incentivizing early payments, or exploring alternative financing options.

Shamik Sinha
by Shamik Sinha , SENIOR MANAGER AUDIT , M/S MADHUSUDHANA REDDY & CO, Chartered Accountants

If the difference between the changes in all Asset Balances other than Cash for a specific period and the changes in all Liability Balances for that specific period added to the opening Cash Balance for that period, it should give you the closing Cash Balance for that period... Thus giving you an explaination of the Cash Generation

Hilal Rashid
by Hilal Rashid , Group Finance Manager , Chayah Group (CHIPS, Title restaurants, B2b Services, Mobile Outfitters, EPIC G)

In terms of receivables and payable.

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