Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)
Built from TB: PAT + non-cash add-backs ± working-capital changes. Reconciles to opening + closing bank balance.
August 2024
The business generated ₹175,400 of cash this period — bank + petty cash grew by this amount.
Cash Reconciliation
Opening + Net CF = Closing · the identity that proves every ₹ is accounted for
Indirect Cash Flow — build-up from PAT
PAT → add back non-cash items → adjust for working capital → Net Cash from Operating
| Profit After Tax (PAT) | ₹145,800 |
| = Operating profit before WC changes | ₹145,800 |
| ＋(Increase) / Decrease in Trade Receivables | ₹500 |
| ＋Increase / (Decrease) in Trade Payables | ₹34,200 |
| −(Increase) / Decrease in Tax Prepayments (TDS Recv / Advance Tax) | −₹34,500 |
| ＋Increase / (Decrease) in Duties & Taxes (aggregate) | ₹54,400 |
| = Cash generated from operations | ₹200,400 |
| Net Cash from Operating Activities | ₹200,400 |
| Net Cash from Investing Activities | ₹0 |
| Drawings / Capital withdrawn — Rahul Nathani | −₹25,000 |
| (No PAT adjustment — profit not yet appropriated) | ₹0 |
| Net Cash from Financing Activities | −₹25,000 |
| Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash | ₹175,400 |
Depreciation & other non-cash items are added back to PAT because they reduced profit on paper but never moved cash. Working-capital changes adjust for accruals — receivables increasing = cash we've billed but not received yet. Click Consultant view for per-ledger WC detail and Direct ↔ Indirect reconciliation.