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I need someone to put this in to a actuall statement of cash flows using the ind

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                 I need someone to put this in to a actuall statement of cash flows using the indirect method please. When it is written in paragraph form I do not grasp it.

                                    FARMER COMPANY                                

                                    Comparative Balance Sheets                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    December 31,                                

                                    December 31,                                

                                    ASSETS                                

2011

2010

                                    Cash                                

                                    $  14,000                                

                                    $    9,000                                

                                    Accounts receivable                                

                                    52,000                                

                                    24,000                                

                                    Inventory                                

                                    87,000                                

                                    40,000                                

                                    Equipment                                

                                    125,000                                

                                    100,000                                

                                    Accumulated depreciation                                

                                    (42,000)                                

                                    (34,000)                                

                                    Prepaid expenses                                

                                    4,000                                

                                    2,000                                

                                    Land                                

                                    -0-                                

                                    7,000                                

                                    Building                                

    50,000

          -0-

                                                                     

                                    Total Assets                                

$290,000

$148,000

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Accounts payable                                

                                    $  25,000                                

                                    $  14,000                                

                                    Interest payable                                

                                    8,000                                

                                    6,000                                

                                    Taxes payable                                

                                    37,000                                

                                    11,000                                

                                    Note payable                                

                                    37,000                                

                                    32,000                                

                                    Bonds payable                                

                                    75,000                                

                                    50,000                                

                                    Common stock, $10 par                                

                                    75,000                                

                                    25,000                                

                                    Retained earnings                                

    33,000

    10,000

                                                                     

                                    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                                

$290,000

$148,000

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Additional 2011 information:                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Net income, $31,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Sold land for gain of $3,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Paid dividends of $8,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Issued $50,000 stock to purchase building                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                     

                    Required:                

                    Using the indirect method, prepare a statement of cash flows for 2011 for Farmer Company using the form below.  

Just make a statement of cash flows please, you do not need to use a specific form. I just cannot understand the answer that was in paragraph form.

                                    FARMER COMPANY                                

                                    Comparative Balance Sheets                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    December 31,                                

                                    December 31,                                

                                    ASSETS                                

2011

2010

                                    Cash                                

                                    $  14,000                                

                                    $    9,000                                

                                    Accounts receivable                                

                                    52,000                                

                                    24,000                                

                                    Inventory                                

                                    87,000                                

                                    40,000                                

                                    Equipment                                

                                    125,000                                

                                    100,000                                

                                    Accumulated depreciation                                

                                    (42,000)                                

                                    (34,000)                                

                                    Prepaid expenses                                

                                    4,000                                

                                    2,000                                

                                    Land                                

                                    -0-                                

                                    7,000                                

                                    Building                                

    50,000

          -0-

                                                                     

                                    Total Assets                                

$290,000

$148,000

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Accounts payable                                

                                    $  25,000                                

                                    $  14,000                                

                                    Interest payable                                

                                    8,000                                

                                    6,000                                

                                    Taxes payable                                

                                    37,000                                

                                    11,000                                

                                    Note payable                                

                                    37,000                                

                                    32,000                                

                                    Bonds payable                                

                                    75,000                                

                                    50,000                                

                                    Common stock, $10 par                                

                                    75,000                                

                                    25,000                                

                                    Retained earnings                                

    33,000

    10,000

                                                                     

                                    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                                

$290,000

$148,000

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Additional 2011 information:                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Net income, $31,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Sold land for gain of $3,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Paid dividends of $8,000                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                                                     

                                    Issued $50,000 stock to purchase building                                

                                                                     

                                                                     

Explanation / Answer

There are two different methods that can be used to report the cash flows of operating activities. There is the direct method and the indirect method.

The indirect method adjusts net income (rather than adjusting individual items in the income statement) for:

The indirect method uses net income as a starting point, makes adjustments for all transactions for non-cash items, then adjusts for all cash-based transactions. An increase in an asset account is subtracted from net income, and an increase in a liability account is added back to net income. This method converts accrual-basis net income (or loss) into cash flow by using a series of additions and deductions. The following rules can be followed to calculate cash flows from operating activities:

Under the indirect method, since net income is a starting point in measuring cash flows from operating activities, depreciation expenses must be added back to net income. So, depreciation expense is shown (or captioned) on the statement of cash flows. Also, in the indirect method cash paid for taxes and cash paid for interest must be disclosed.


The format of the indirect method appears in the following example. In the presentation format, cash flows are divided into the following general classifications:

The indirect method of presentation is very popular, because the information required for it is relatively easily assembled from the accounts that a business normally maintains in its chart of accounts. The indirect method is less favored by the standard-setting bodies, since it does not give a clear view of how cash flows through a business (as is shown under the direct method of presentation).

Statement of Cash Flows Indirect Method Example

For example, Lowry Locomotion constructs the following statement of cash flows using the indirect method:

Lowry Locomotion
Statement of Cash Flows
for the year ended 12/31x1

Cash flows from operating activities Net income $3,000,000 Adjustments for: Depreciation and amortization $125,000 Provision for losses on accounts receivable 20,000 Gain on sale of facility (65,000) 80,000 Increase in trade receivables (250,000) Decrease in inventories 325,000 Decrease in trade payables (50,000) 25,000 Cash generated from operations 3,105,000 Cash flows from investing activities Purchase of property, plant, and equipment (500,000) Proceeds from sale of equipment 35,000 Net cash used in investing activities (465,000) Cash flows from financing activities Proceeds from issue of common stock 150,000 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 175,000 Dividends paid (45,000) Net cash used in financing activities 280,000 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 2,920,000 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,080,000 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $5,000,000