Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)
Built from TB: PAT + non-cash add-backs ± working-capital changes. Reconciles to opening + closing bank balance.
May 2025
The business burned ₹56,550 of cash this period — bank + petty cash shrank 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) | ₹31,526 |
| = Operating profit before WC changes | ₹31,526 |
| +(Increase) / Decrease in Trade Receivables | ₹75,000 |
| −Increase / (Decrease) in Trade Payables | −₹2,500 |
| −(Increase) / Decrease in Tax Prepayments (TDS Recv / Advance Tax) | −₹7,000 |
| −Increase / (Decrease) in Duties & Taxes (aggregate) | −₹18,539 |
| = Cash generated from operations | ₹78,488 |
| Net Cash from Operating Activities | ₹78,488 |
| Net Cash from Investing Activities | ₹0 |
| Drawings / Capital withdrawn — Rahul Nathani | −₹135,038 |
| (No PAT adjustment — profit not yet appropriated) | ₹0 |
| Net Cash from Financing Activities | −₹135,038 |
| Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash | −₹56,550 |
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.