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Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies
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Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies

by Kate Burton
April 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
720 pages
19h 31m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 4

Reporting Cash Sources and Uses in the Statement of Cash Flows

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Clarifying why the statement of cash flows is reported

check Presenting the statement of cash flows in two flavors

check Earning profit versus generating cash flow from profit

check Reading lines and between the lines in the statement of cash flows

check Offering advice and observations on cash flow

You could argue that the income statement (see Book 1, Chapter 2) and balance sheet (see Book 1, Chapter 3) are enough. These two financial statements answer the most important questions about the financial affairs of a business. The income statement discloses revenue and how much profit the business squeezed from its revenue, and the balance sheet discloses the amounts of assets used to make sales and profit, as well as its capital sources. What more do you need to know? Well, it’s also helpful to know about the cash flows of the business.

This chapter explains the third primary financial statement reported by businesses: ...

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