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Quick Sheets/FAR/Statement of Cash Flows

FAR — Quick Sheet

Statement of Cash Flows

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  • Interest paid/received, dividends received → Operating (US GAAP)
  • Dividends paid → Financing
  • Buying/selling PP&E or investments, lending → Investing
  • Issuing stock/debt, repaying debt principal, buybacks → Financing
  • Indirect method: add back non-cash expenses (depreciation, losses); subtract gains; asset ↑ = cash ↓, liability ↑ = cash ↑

COMMON TRAP: Under US GAAP, dividends received are operating; dividends paid are financing. Candidates frequently mix these up.