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The statement of cash flows reports a. Cash flows from Operating Activities b. Total Assets c. Total Changes to Stockholder Equity d. Changes to Retained Earnings?
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a) Cash flows from Operations. It also provides information on cash flows from investing activities and finance activities.
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Why retained earnings does not appear on a cash flow statement?
Changes in retained earnings are shown in cash flow from financing activities.
The Statement of Owners Equity should be prepared before the income statement and after the balance sheet?
NO; The Balance Sheet is prepare after the statement of owners Equity and income statement. The balance sheet used this other two statements. The Income statment needs to be preapred before Owners Equity because the earnings will affect old the others poperation. These statements are both wrong. From what it says in my Financial Accounting book right in front of me, the income statement is prepared first, not the statement of owners equity. In the statement of owners equity, or the statement of retained earnings, net income, calculated from the income statement, is needed to be added to the beginning retained earnings to get the ending retained earnings. Dividends can also then be subtracted from that number to arrive at the final balance of retained earnings for that period. This ending balance is then presented on the balance sheet under Total Stockholder's Equity as Retained Earnings.
How do you record declared cash dividend on an income statement?
Dividend isn't an expense or a loss. It is distribution of previous year earning. It isn't part of the computation of net income. So that it is not presented in Income Statement, but Retained Earnings & Stockholder's Equity. CMIIW.
Retained earnings has a cost associated with it because?
There is an opportunity cost associated with stockholder funds
Which financial statement summarizes the changes in retained earnings?
Stetement of retained earnings summarizes the changes occured in retained earnings from opening balance to closing balance.
Is statement of earnings the same is an income statement?
yes
Which type of financial statement includes information about retained earnings and dividends?
A retained earnings statement contains information about retained earnings and dividends. Some companies also refer to this a profit and loss statement.
Do Dividends effect retained earnings?
Yes, dividends will have an impact on the retained earnings. It is important to note that dividends are considered to be a distribution of income and do not appear on the income statement. They will however be reduction in retained earnings on the statement of retained earnings or statement of changes in shareholders' equity (IFRS).
How do you record stockholder draws?
Credit cash, debit distributions (equity account, gets cloed to retained earnings at year end).
What reports does the accounting department provide?
There are several reports used in accounting and that the accounting department will provide, these may include, but or not limited to, Income Statement Statement of Retained Earnings Balance Sheet Trial Balance Statement of Owners Equity (Stockholder Equity of company is Inc.) Statement of Cash Flows Bank Reconciliation Statement As I stated, these are a few. It can also depend on what function the certain accounting department is or is not in charge of that will determine exactly what statements they are required to provide.
What is the statement of retains earning and what information does it provide?
The statement of retained earnings is a business statement that illustrates the total retained earnings by a company at the end of a period. Basically the statement starts with retained earnings from the previous period, then adds any gains (on investments) and subtracts any losses (dividends declared, goodwill, discontinued operations). You are then left with the retained earnings for the current period.
What should accompany the income statement of a company using earnings management?
An income statement, enhanced by earnings management without adequate disclosure, may well be a fraudulent income statement.
