Monday, December 5, 2011

Definitions Of Cash Flow Statement :-

1. The following terms are used in this Standard with the meanings specified:

Accrual basis
means a basis of accounting under which transactions and other events are recognized when they occur (and not only when cash or its equivalent is received or paid). Therefore, the transactions and events are recorded in the accounting records and recognized in the financial statements of the periods to which they relate. The elements recognized under the accrual basis are assets, liabilities, net assets/equity, revenue and expenses.

Assets are resources controlled by an entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits or service potential are expected to flow to the entity.

Associate is an entity in which the investor has significant influence and which is neither a controlled entity nor a joint venture of the investor. 

Cash comprises cash on hand and demand deposits.

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. 

Cash flows are inflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents. 

Contributions from owners means future economic benefits or service potential that has been contributed to the entity by parties external to the entity, other than those that result in liabilities of the entity, that establish a financial interest in the net assets/equity of the entity, which:
(a) Conveys entitlement both to distributions of future economic benefits or service potential by the entity during its life, such distributions being at the discretion of the owners or their
representatives, and to distributions of any excess of assets over liabilities in the event of the entity being wound up; and/or
(b) Can be sold, exchanged, transferred or redeemed. 

Control is the power to govern the financial and operating policies of another entity so as to benefit from its activities.
Controlled entity is an entity that is under the control of another entity (known as the controlling entity).
Controlling entity is an entity that has one or more controlled entities. 

Cost method is a method of accounting whereby the investment is recorded at cost. The statement of financial performance reflects revenue from the investment only to the extent that the investor receives distributions from accumulated net surpluses of the investee arising subsequent to the date of acquisition.

Distributions to owners means future economic benefits or service potential distributed by the entity to all or some of its owners, either as a return on investment or as a return of investment.

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