Following are methods:
1 - direct method
2 - indirect method
Following are two methods of preparing cash flow statement:
1 - Direct method
2 - Indirect Method
if tax is paid then it will be shown in cash flow statement otherwise it will not shown in cash flow statement.
no only the method of preparing the cash flow statement can not change the actual cash flow it is just the preference of preparation.
Direct and indirect method of preparing cash flow statement is same with only one difference which is under indirect method 'Cash flow from operating activities' is prepared by adjusting the net profit amount for non cash items while 'Cash flow from financing activities' and 'Cash flow from investing activities' is prepared in same manner in both methods.
non cash transaction are adjusted while preparing for cash flow using indirect method.
Actual cash flow remains the same no matter what method is used it is just the presentation of statement and method of calculated cash flows and it does not affect amount of cash flow
indirect method is that method in which net income from income statement is adjusted for non cash items like deprecation to arrive at actual cash flow from operating activities.
Depreciation is added back to net income in cash flow statment because it is not involve directly in reduction of cash while preparing cash flows of operating activities using indirect method.
Prime purpose of preparing cash flow statement is to tally the closing bank balance with opening bank balance so if there is a bank overdraft or negative bank balance it will automatically adjusted when complete cash flow statement is prepared. If after the preparation of cash flow, cash flow balance and bank balance don't tally it means there is some mistake in cash flow statment and it should be reviewed for any correcions.
Adjust the net income for non cash items to find cash flows from operating activities.
Another name of cash flow statement is fund flow statement.
Cash flow statement is the statement which show the cash flow from operating, financing and investing activities.
Yes direct and indirect methods are just different reporting styles and it doesn't means that by making cash flow statement from different methods may change the amount of cash flows.