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* [[Cashflow statement]]
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* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Gross]]
* [[Indirect method]]
* [[Indirect method]]


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[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
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Revision as of 12:33, 5 December 2020

In relation to a Cashflow statement, the Direct method shows all the main categories of gross cash receipts and payments explicitly.


Contrasted with the Indirect method, which starts with a reported profit/(loss) figure and then adjusts it to calculate the net cash movement for a period.

The indirect method is more widely used in external financial reporting.

Even though financial reporting standards encourage the use of the direct method.


See also