What is the purpose of the statement of cash flows? What

information does it provide?

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It helps indicate the changes in cash inflows and outflows for a company during a specific period.

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Purposes of Cash Flow Statement

The purpose of the statement of cash flows is to present cash receipts and payments for a reporting period. A secondary objective is to provide cash-basis information about the company’s operating, investing, and financing activities.

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Information provided by the cash flow statement 

The statement of cash flows reports cash receipts, cash payments, and net change in cash resulting from a company’s operating, investing, and financing activities during a period. Its format reconciles the beginning and ending cash balances for the period. The statement of cash flows provides information to help investors, creditors, and others assess.

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In 2017, Leppard Inc. issued 1,000 shares of \(10 par value common stock for land worth \)40,000.

(a) Prepare Leppard’s journal entry to record the transaction.

(b) Indicate the effect the transaction has on cash.

(c) Indicate how the transaction is reported on the statement of cash flows.

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Question:Data for the Vince Gill Company are presented in E23-3.

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Prepare the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows using the direct method.

Question: The board of directors of Tirico Corp. declared cash dividends of \(260,000 during the current year. If dividends payable was \)85,000 at the beginning of the year and $90,000 at the end of the year, how much cash was paid in dividends during the year?

Question:The comparative balance sheets for Hinckley Corporation show the following information.


December 31

2017

2016

Cash

\(33,500

\)13,000

Accounts receivable

12,250

10,000

Inventory

12,000

9,000

Available-for-sale debt investment

0

3,000

Building

0

29,750

Equipment

45,000

20,000

Patents

5,000

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Allowance for doubtful accounts

\(3,000

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Accumulated depreciation – equipment

2,000

4,500

Accumulated depreciation – building

0

6,000

Accounts payable

5,000

3,000

Dividend payable

0

5,000

Notes payable, short-term (non-trade)

3,000

4,000

Long-term note payable

31,000

25,000

Common stock

43,000

33,000

Retained earnings

20,750

6,000

\(107,750

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Additional data related to 2017 are as follows.

1. Equipment that had cost \(11,000 and was 40% depreciated at time of disposal was sold for \)2,500.

2. \(10,000 of the long-term note payable was paid by issuing common stock.

3. Cash dividends paid were \)5,000.

4. On January 1, 2017, the building was completely destroyed by a flood. Insurance proceeds on the building were \(30,000 (net of \)2,000 taxes).

5. Investments (available-for-sale) were sold at \(1,700 above their cost. The company has made similar sales and investments in the past.

6. Cash was paid for the acquisition of equipment.

7. A long-term note for \)16,000 was issued for the acquisition of equipment.

8. Interest of \(2,000 and income taxes of \)6,500 were paid in cash.

Instructions

Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Flood damage is unusual and infrequent in that part of the country

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