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Identify the following items as (1) operating, (2) investing, or (3) financing activities: purchase of land, payment of dividends, cash sales, and purchase of treasury stock.

Short Answer

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The two items come under financing activities, and the rest two of them comes under operating and investing activities.

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01

Meaning of Financing Activities

A trade’s net financing over a particular period is considered financing activities. The issuing and reimbursement of values, the payment of profits, the issuance and reimbursement of obligations, and capital rent obligations are all examples of financial activity.

02

Identifying the items

  1. Operating activities-Cash sales
  2. Investing activities-Purchase on land
  3. Financing activities-Payment of dividends, Purchase of treasury stock.

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The following data are taken from the records of Alee Company

December 31, December 31,

2017 2016

Cash \( 15,000 \) 8,000

Current assets other than cash 85,000 60,000

Long-term debt investments 10,000 53,000

Plant assets 335,000 215,000

\(445,000 \)336,000

December 31, December 31,

2017 2016

Accumulated depreciation \( 20,000 \) 40,000

Current liabilities 40,000 22,000

Bonds payable 75,000 –0–

Common stock 254,000 254,000

Retained earnings 56,000 20,000

\(445,000 \)336,000

Additional information:

1. Held-to-maturity securities carried at a cost of \(43,000 on December 31, 2016, were sold in 2017 for \)34,000. The loss (not unusual) was incorrectly charged directly to Retained Earnings.

2. Plant assets that cost \(50,000 and were 80% depreciated were sold during 2017 for \)8,000. The loss was incorrectly charged directly to Retained Earnings.

3. Net income as reported on the income statement for the year was \(57,000.

4. Dividends paid amounted to \)10,000.

5. Depreciation charged for the year was $20,000.

Instructions

Prepare a statement of cash flows for the year 2017 using the indirect method

Dingel Corporation has contracted with you to prepare a statement of cash flows. The controller has provided the following information.

December 31

2017

2016

Buildings

\( –0–

\)29,750

Equipment

45,000

20,000

Patents

5,000

6,250

Investments

–0–

3,000

Inventory

12,000

9,000

Accounts receivable

12,250

10,000

Cash

33,500

13,000

\(107,750

\)91,000

Share capital—ordinary

\( 43,000

\)33,000

Retained earnings

20,750

6,000

Allowance for doubtful accounts

3,000

4,500

Accumulated depreciation on equipment

2,000

4,500

Accumulated depreciation on buildings

–0–

6,000

Accounts payable

5,000

3,000

Dividends payable

–0–

5,000

Long-term notes payable

31,000

25,000

Notes payable, short-term (non-trade)

3,000

4,000

\(107,750

\)91,000

Additional data related to 2017 are as follows.

  1. Equipment that had cost \(11,000 and was 40% depreciated at the time of disposal was sold for \)2,500.
  2. \(10,000 of the long-term notes payable was paid by issuing ordinary shares.
  3. Cash dividends paid were \)5,000.
  4. On January 1, 2017, the building was completely destroyed by a flood. Insurance proceeds on the building were \(32,000.
  5. Equity investments (non-trading) were sold at \)1,700 above their cost.
  6. Cash was paid for the acquisition of equipment.
  7. A long-term note for \(16,000 was issued for the acquisition of equipment.
  8. Interest of \)2,000 and income taxes of $6,500 were paid in cash.

Instructions Prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method.

Question: CA23-5 (Purpose and Elements of SCF) GAAP requires the statement of cash flows be presented when financial statements are prepared.

Instructions

(a) Explain the purposes of the statement of cash flows.

(b) List and describe the three categories of activities that must be reported in the statement of cash flows.

(c) Identify and describe the two methods that are allowed for reporting cash flows from operations.

(d) Describe the financial statement presentation of noncash investing and financing transactions. Include in your description an example of a noncash investing and financing transaction.

Wainwright Corporation had the following activities in 2017:

1. Sale of land \(180,000.

4. Purchase of equipment \)415,000.

2. Purchase of inventory \(845,000.

5. Issuance of common stock \)320,000.

3. Purchase of treasury stock \(72,000.

6. Purchase of available-for-sale debt securities \)59,000.

Compute the amount Wainwright should report as net cash provided (used) by investing activities in its 2017 statement of cash flows.

For purposes of the statement of cash flows, under IFRS, income taxes paid are treated as:

  1. cash flows from operating activities unless they can be separately identified as part of investing or financing activities.
  2. an operating activity in all cases.
  3. an investing or operating activity, depending on whether a refund is received.
  4. either operating, financing, or investing activity, but treated consistently to other companies in the same industry.
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