Depreciation expenses
The main difference between the direct method and the indirect method involves the cash flows from operating activities. Under the direct method, the cash flows from operating activities will include the amounts for lines such as cash from customers and cash paid to suppliers. In contrast, the indirect method will show net income followed by the adjustments needed to convert the total net income to the cash amount from operating activities.
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.
Income which is generated by normal business basic operating activities is called net operating income while other income then operating income is called non operating income like interest income or dividend income etc.
operating income vefore interest and income taxes / annual interest expense
Depreciation expenses
While calculating cash flow from operating using indirect method, Loss on sale of equipment is added back to net income as due to loss there is no cash outflow occurs.
It should be deducted from operating activities and should be included in investing activities as dealing with assets is a part of investing activities.
The main difference between the direct method and the indirect method involves the cash flows from operating activities. Under the direct method, the cash flows from operating activities will include the amounts for lines such as cash from customers and cash paid to suppliers. In contrast, the indirect method will show net income followed by the adjustments needed to convert the total net income to the cash amount from operating activities.
Dividend declared and paid is shown under cash flows from financing activities in cash flow statment as it is not primary operating activity of business.
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.
the advantage is that it focuses on the differences between net income and net cash flows from operating activities. Meaning, it makes it more useful to relate the statement of cash flows and the income statement and balance sheet. Also it is less costly to change net income to net cash flow from operating activities.
in cash flow statement using indirect method actual net profit from income statement is adjusted for non cash items to arrive at actual cash from operating activities.
Depreciation is added back to net income to arrive on cash flow from operating activities because depreciation itself don't cause any inflow or outflow of cash that's why it is added back to net operating income.
Income which is generated by normal business basic operating activities is called net operating income while other income then operating income is called non operating income like interest income or dividend income etc.
Yes in indirect method of cash flow statement , cash flow from operating activities is prepared by taking the current year income as starting point
Adjust the net income for non cash items to find cash flows from operating activities.