Abstract article

Theindirect method for preparingthestatementofcashflows, as described in many standard textbooks, involves an item-by-item approach, telling youtoaddtoor subtract fromthenet income,theincreases or decreases inthebalance sheet items, such as accounts payable or accounts receivable. Many business students, especially attheundergraduate level, find these black-box-rules confusing. In recent years, several articles have appeared intheaccounting literature, exploringthelink betweenthealgebraic foundations andtheenumerationofitems inthestatementofcashflows. In this paper, an explanation is provided, through an analysisofthebasicalgebraic equationofthebalance sheet, fortheblack-box-rulesoftheindirect method in a simple and concise manner.

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