Understanding the statement of cash flows
The statement of cash flows is a detail report that shows the cash coming in and going out of your business over a period of time. It groups cash flow into three categories: operating, investing, and financing activities. Operating activities include items that are part of the day-to-day business operations, such as cash due from customers (accounts receivable) or money due to vendors (accounts payable). Investing activities include the purchase of assets for the business, such as a computer. Financing activities include money coming in from a business loan or line of credit.
Similar to the profit and loss and balance sheet reports, you can customize the statement of cash flows to meet your business needs. We will show you how to generate the report and customize it in this section.
Follow these steps to customize and generate a statement of cash flows report:
- Navigate to Reports in the left menu bar, as shown in Figure...