Cashflow

Accounting - cash management - financial reporting.

(CF).

The movement of cash in or out of a business, a project or a financial instrument in a particular period under review.

The cashflow for a given period may differ from the profit or loss for the same period because of:

1. Items in cashflow which are not part of profit or loss. For example capital expenditure or the collection of trade debtors arising and recognised in prior periods; and
2. Items in profit or loss which are not cashflows, such as depreciation, amortisation, or making accruals.

Cashflow is sometimes written cash flow.

See also

• Accounting
• Accrual
• Amortisation
• Cash
• Cash conversion cycle
• Cash flow statement
• Cash management
• CertICM
• Depreciation
• Financial reporting
• Free cash flow
• Incremental cash flows
• Profit

Other resource

Students: Cash in, The Treasurer, May 2013