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A sign convention under which:
Inflow / (outflow) sign convention under which:


#Positive numbers are used for cash inflows, items of income and assets.
#Positive numbers are used for cash inflows, items of income and assets.
#Negative numbers are used for cash outflows, expenditure and other costs, and liabilities.
#Negative numbers are used for cash outflows, expenditure and other costs, and liabilities.
Negative numbers are often shown (in brackets) for emphasis.
For example:
Cash inflows +9
- Cash outflows (5)
= Net inflow +4
Taking another example:
Cash inflows +9
- Cash outflows (15)
= Net outflow (6)
The inflow/(outflow) convention is used for many types of financial reporting, but it is not universal.
A widely used alternative convention is the 'mostly positive' sign convention.




== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Inflow/(outflow)]]
*[[B/(W)]]
*[[Corporate finance]]
* [[Financial planning and analysis]]  (FP&A)
*[[Model]]
*[[Model]]
*[[B/(W)]]
*[[Mostly positive]]
*[[Sign convention]]
 
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 16 March 2023

Inflow / (outflow) sign convention under which:

  1. Positive numbers are used for cash inflows, items of income and assets.
  2. Negative numbers are used for cash outflows, expenditure and other costs, and liabilities.


Negative numbers are often shown (in brackets) for emphasis.


For example:

Cash inflows +9

- Cash outflows (5)

= Net inflow +4


Taking another example:

Cash inflows +9

- Cash outflows (15)

= Net outflow (6)


The inflow/(outflow) convention is used for many types of financial reporting, but it is not universal.

A widely used alternative convention is the 'mostly positive' sign convention.


See also