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Here are the advantages of financial planning:
- It will help you to obtain funding if you need it.
- It will set out clearly the money that you need to put together to start the business and then to run it for a period.
- It will help prevent you from going into a business that will not be successful.
- It will highlight periods where your business may need extra financial help.
- It will help you to spot problems early so you can make plans for the necessary solution. (for example, it will highlight whether you are holding too much stock or whether your collection is less than it should be or that you will be short of cash at a particular time).
- It will inspire confidence in lenders and banks that you may have to approach for finance.
Disadvantages are:
- It can take a lot of time.
- It can be a costly process because you will need the assistance of your accountant or financial adviser.
- A financial plan merely forecasts and the acc...
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∙ 9y agoForecasting of cash flows is beneficial in many ways as it informs the management well before time that when they need cash to fulfill requirements and when they need excess cash as well as when they have excess cash to be invested in short term securities to earn extra profit.
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∙ 13y agoA cash-flow statement lets you see 'at a glance' where your money is being spent, and where your income is being generated.
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What is another name for cash flow of statement?
Another name of cash flow statement is fund flow statement.
What is cash-flow statement?
Cash flow statement is the statement which show the cash flow from operating, financing and investing activities.
Period expenses which do not affect the cash flow of the company should be excluded from the cash flow statement and how true is this statement?
Yes it is correct as cash flow statement only deals in cash so non cash items should be eliminated from cash flow statement.
Structure of cash flow statement?
structure of cash flow statement as follows:1
What statement reports Free cash flow?
Free cash flow is the sum of operating and investing cash flows, which are reported on the cash flow statement.
What is another name for the statement of cash flows?
Another name of cash flow statement is fund flow statement.
Features of Cash flow statement?
Sample cash flow statement as follows:1 - Cash flow from operating activitiesReceived from debtorsPayment to creditors2 - Cash flow from financing activitiesPurchase (sales) of asset3 - Cash flow from investing activitiesnew share capital introduced etc.
Do you include capital in cash flow statement?
yes changes in capital is shown in cash flow from financing activities in cash flow statement.
What is the difference between a proforma cash flow statement and a cash flow statement?
A cash flow statement is a financial statement that shows the changes in a company’s cash position over a given period. A cash flow projection is an analysis of how the company will make money in the future. The difference between these two statements is that the projection includes information about what will happen to a company's cash balance from now until then, whereas the statement only shows how much money has been made or spent during that time period.
Where do prepaid expenses go on the cash flow statement?
investing activities in cash flow statement
How in a society cash flow statement depriaciation be treated?
depreciation is not part of cash flow statement and in indirect method for cash flow it will be added back to cash flow from operating activities.
Define Cash Flow Statement?
cash flow statement is statement which shows company cash inflows and outflows from operating, investing and financing activities.
