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''Financial reporting.''
''Financial reporting''.


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One of the primary published financial statements of a reporting entity.   
One of the primary published financial statements of a reporting entity.   


The Cashflow statement shows the cash movements within the entity, broken down into several categories prescribed by accounting rules - prescribed by accounting rules for external reporting and by management's requirements for internal reporting.  
The Cashflow statement shows the cash movements within the entity, broken down into several categories prescribed by:
 
(1) accounting rules for external reporting and  
 
(2) management's requirements for internal reporting.  
 


It may reconcile - for example - the accounting profit in the income statement with the total net changes in cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet.
It may reconcile - for example - the accounting profit in the income statement with the total net changes in cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet.
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An internal report giving similar information, but formatted according to internal management requirements.
An internal report giving similar information, but formatted according to internal management requirements.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Balance sheet]]
* [[Balance sheet]]
* [[Bookkeeping]]
* [[Cash]]
* [[Cash]]
* [[Cash and cash equivalents]]
* [[Cash and cash equivalents]]
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* [[Cash management]]
* [[Cash management]]
* [[Direct method]]
* [[Direct method]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[Indirect method]]
* [[Indirect method]]
* [[CertICM]]
* [[Primary statements]]
* [[FRS 102]]
* [[Profit and Loss account]]


[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]

Revision as of 16:54, 31 December 2020

Financial reporting.

1.

One of the primary published financial statements of a reporting entity.

The Cashflow statement shows the cash movements within the entity, broken down into several categories prescribed by:

(1) accounting rules for external reporting and

(2) management's requirements for internal reporting.


It may reconcile - for example - the accounting profit in the income statement with the total net changes in cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet.


Relevant accounting standards include Section 7 of FRS 102.


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An internal report giving similar information, but formatted according to internal management requirements.


See also