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Cash Flow
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FW will calculate all accounts numbered 400000 or over. No Data Entry is
required or accepted into these accounts. In addition, no sub-accounts
can be created for these accounts. However, account descriptions may be
changed.
Both the Cash Statement and the FASB 95 Cash Statement are completely
pre-programmed.
Changes (current period less the previous period) to financial statement
accounts such as Accounts Receivable and its sub-accounts (if created) will
be grouped together and shown as one amount in the Cash Statement.
Changes to non-current assets such as fixed assets, land and goodwill will be
reviewed along with changes to accumulated depreciation and current charges
to depreciation and amortization expense shown on the income statement and
cash statement Data Entry detail (Account 300000 - 399000). This analysis is
similar to that needed to prepare the old (pre-FASB #95) funds statement,
no longer required.
Should differences arise in FW's analysis of these accounts FW will place the
amount of difference into an adjustment account in the cash statement. This
will not only signify to the user that there is an error in the forecast, but
will show the user exactly where the error has occurred. This is very helpful!
The user may choose to ignore these adjustments if they are immaterial. In
any event FW does not consider these differences to be errors, only necessary
corrections needed to accurately complete the Cash Statement.
FW has enough information from the balance sheet, income statement and cash
statement (account 300000-399000 only) to complete the cash statement and
ratio analysis.
A special feature of FW is the calculation of Income Taxes Paid based on the
tax expense for the period, the changes in the balance sheet accounts of
taxes receivable and payable, and the various deferred tax accounts.
If FW calculates a positive cash flow for the period, this amount will be
invested in MARKETABLE SECURITIES. There are two Marketable Securities
accounts on the balance sheet. The first is for the user in entering
Securities forecast. The second, special account in all caps, is for use
specifically by FW. A positive cash flow (reduced for tax effect) would be
entered as an asset in the balance sheet in this special account. All totals
and sub-totals in the balance sheet will be updated.
If FW calculates a negative cash flow for the period, this amount will be
borrowed on paper. This amount will be reflected in the special account
ADDITIONAL LOANS, used specifically by FW. A negative cash flow (reduced for
tax effect) would be entered as a liability in the balance sheet in this
special account. All totals and sub-totals in the balance sheet will be
updated.
The tax rate used in the calculation of the tax effect on cash flow is the
tax expense for the period, account #282000, divided by taxable income.
Please note that Other Income Tax, account #283000, is not used in tax
effecting cash flow.
If the period shows a loss for tax purposes FW will also consider your
selection of how you wish to handle loss periods (NOL, Carryback or Ignore).
All related accounts and totals in the Income and Cash Statements will be
updated to reflect the change in tax expense.
FW will automatically calculate changes in cash flow for you,
will tax effect these changes in cash flow, and will update
your financials. In addition, FW can calculate interest
income/expense on your positive/negative cash flow. The following
accounts will be needed to implement this:
Account #254000 Int Expense - excess debt
Account #255000 Ex Dbt - Days in Period
Account #260000 Int Income - excess cash
Account #261000 Ex Csh - Days in Period
If there is a negative cash flow, accounts #254000 and
255000 will be used. For a positive cash flow, accounts
#260000 and 261000 will be used.
A complete chapter in the printed manual explains how interest
income/expense on cash flow is calculated.