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Cash Flow Statement (Indirect Method)

Built from TB: PAT + non-cash add-backs ± working-capital changes. Reconciles to opening + closing bank balance.

Q4 FY2024-25 (Jan-Mar 2025)
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Starts from PAT; non-cash add-backs + ΔWC Download PDF

Consultant view — includes per-ledger inflows/outflows, voucher counts, skipped journals, per-ledger variance, and cross-checks.

Net Cash Flow · Q4 FY2024-25 (Jan-Mar 2025)
−₹203,099

The business burned ₹203,099 of cash this period — bank + petty cash shrank by this amount.

Opening
₹242,690
Closing
₹39,591

Cash Reconciliation

Opening + Net CF = Closing · the identity that proves every ₹ is accounted for

Opening Balance
₹242,690
at period start
+
Net Cash Flow
−₹203,099
from this CFS
=
Expected Closing
₹39,591
per the equation
Actual: ₹39,591
Reconciles · ₹0 variance

Indirect Cash Flow Statement

Full line-by-line build from PAT — including per-ledger detail for every working-capital and non-cash adjustment

Starts from PAT (from the P&L). Non-cash items are added back. WC deltas are computed from opening vs closing balances in the TB. Tax & interest paid come from the Payments Register (voucher-level).

Profit After Tax (PAT) −₹761,356.29
Depreciation (non-cash) +₹4,119.28
Interest / Finance Cost (reclassified to Financing) +₹649.00
= Operating profit before WC changes −₹756,588.01
(Increase) / Decrease in Trade Receivables
Δ (TB opening→closing) = -79,300.00 across 1 ledger(s). Non-cash components excluded from working capital to avoid double counting (e.g. bad-debt write-offs reduce Debtors without affecting cash)
Ledgers: Sundry Debtors
₹79,300.00
Increase / (Decrease) in Trade Payables
Δ (TB opening→closing) = 398,715.78 across 3 ledger(s)
Ledgers: Provisions, Sundry Creditors, Partner Reimbursement (Rahul)
₹398,715.78
(Increase) / Decrease in Tax Prepayments (TDS Recv / Advance Tax)
Δ = 36,500.00 across 2 ledger(s)
Ledgers: TDS Receivable 24-25, TDS Reveivable 23-24
−₹36,500.00
Increase / (Decrease) in Duties & Taxes (aggregate)
Δ = -16,475.47 across 1 ledger(s)
Ledgers: Duties & Taxes
−₹16,475.47
= Cash generated from operations −₹331,547.70
Net Cash from Operating Activities −₹331,547.70
(Purchase) of Fixed Assets
Δ Non-Current Assets (net TB) = 50,804.45; depreciation of 4,119.28 added back to recover gross CAPEX (TB lacks a separate Accumulated Depreciation ledger — dep was booked directly to the asset ledger, reducing its net book value)
Ledgers: Mobile Phone
−₹54,923.73
Net Cash from Investing Activities −₹54,923.73
Capital introduced / PAT share — Prateek Agrawal
Cr movement − Dr movement = 107,996.18
Ledgers: Prateek Agrawal
₹107,996.18
Profit & Loss A/c (current-year PAT sits here until appropriated)
Cr movement − Dr movement = 48,382.65
Ledgers: Profit & Loss A/c
₹48,382.65
Capital introduced / PAT share — Rahul Nathani
Cr movement − Dr movement = 83,496.76
Ledgers: Rahul Nathani
₹83,496.76
Capital introduced / PAT share — Sakshi Nathani Partner A/c
Cr movement − Dr movement = 49,805.83
Ledgers: Sakshi Nathani Partner A/c
₹49,805.83
(No PAT adjustment — profit not yet appropriated)
PAT of ₹-761,356.29 is NOT reflected in any equity ledger Δ (P&L A/c / Reserves Δ ≈ 0 and partner capital net Δ is pure drawings). ΔEquity already equals −Drawings, so no PAT subtraction needed. If your firm DOES appropriate profit at year-end, post a journal: Dr P&L A/c, Cr Partner Capital — then re-run this report.
₹0.00
− Interest on Borrowings paid −₹649.00
Net Cash from Financing Activities ₹289,032.42
Net Increase / (Decrease) in Cash −₹97,439.01

Direct ↔ Indirect reconciliation

Section-by-section — voucher-sourced Direct vs TB-Δ Indirect. Large variance ⇒ specific mapping/tagging gap

Section Direct (voucher) Indirect (TB Δ) Variance Likely cause if variance ≠ 0
Operating net -331,547.70 -331,547.70 0.00 — reconciles cleanly
Investing net -54,923.73 -54,923.73 0.00 — reconciles cleanly
Financing net 183,372.43 183,372.43 -0.00 — reconciles cleanly
Net Cash Flow (all sections) -203,099.00 -203,099.00 0.00
TB Bank/Cash period movement (ground truth) -203,099.00

Financing drill-down

Partner / Capital outflow (Direct — from payment vouchers) 191,904.91
Partner / Capital inflow (Direct — contributions) 375,277.34
Direct net (Capital contributions − Drawings) 183,372.43
Loan taken (Direct) 0.00
Loan repaid (Direct) 0.00
Direct net (Borrowings) 0.00
Operating reconciliation — line-by-line variance: -0 (Indirect too low)

(Indirect build vs Direct voucher breakdown) If Indirect Operating ≠ Direct Operating, the gap lives in exactly one (or two) of the lines below.

Indirect Operating build Amount
Profit After Tax (PAT) -761,356.29
+ Depreciation (non-cash) 4,119.28
+ Interest / Finance Cost (reclassified to Financing) 649.00
= Operating profit before WC changes -756,588.01
(Increase) / Decrease in Trade Receivables
Δ (TB opening→closing) = -79,300.00 across 1 ledger(s). Non-cash components excluded from working capital to avoid double counting (e.g. bad-debt write-offs reduce Debtors without affecting cash)
Ledgers: Sundry Debtors
79,300.00
Increase / (Decrease) in Trade Payables
Δ (TB opening→closing) = 398,715.78 across 3 ledger(s)
Ledgers: Provisions, Sundry Creditors, Partner Reimbursement (Rahul)
398,715.78
(Increase) / Decrease in Tax Prepayments (TDS Recv / Advance Tax)
Δ = 36,500.00 across 2 ledger(s)
Ledgers: TDS Receivable 24-25, TDS Reveivable 23-24
-36,500.00
Increase / (Decrease) in Duties & Taxes (aggregate)
Δ = -16,475.47 across 1 ledger(s)
Ledgers: Duties & Taxes
-16,475.47
= Cash generated from operations -331,547.70
Net Cash from Operating Activities -331,547.70
Direct Operating (from vouchers) Amount
Inflows
Trade Receivables
6 ledger(s): ECOGLOBE PACKAGING PRIVATE LIMITED, GA Design, GALLEON SHIPPING LTD, MELTING POT FOOD PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED, …
449,900.00
Less: CAPEX paid via vendors (reclassified to Investing)
1 ledger(s): Mobile Phone
54,923.73
Statutory & Tax
1 ledger(s): Income Tax Expense
12,252.00
Outflows
Employee Cost
2 ledger(s): Salary To Partner, Staff Welfare Expenses
−402,249.77
Operating Expense
4 ledger(s): BNI India Enterprises Private Limited, Dhwani Kunal Shah, Expenses Payable, Unicorn Infosolutions Private Limited
−177,878.17
Office & Admin
4 ledger(s): Office Expenses, Printing and Stationary, Telephone Expenses, Training Expenses
−99,975.66
Travel & Field
2 ledger(s): Business Meeting Expenses, Travelling Expense
−93,679.83
GST Payable
3 ledger(s): CGST, IGST, SGST
−68,340.00
TDS Payable
1 ledger(s): TDS Payable
−6,500.00
Direct Operating Net -331,547.70

How to use this: scan for the component on the Indirect side whose sign/magnitude doesn't match a corresponding category on the Direct side. Common suspects: (a) a "Provisions / Bad Debts / Write-offs" add-back that's larger than expected — means an expense got tagged non-cash that actually hit the bank; (b) a WC line whose Δ is big but the matching Direct category is small (mis-tagged wc_component); (c) "Income Tax paid" line smaller than the Direct "Tax Paid" category — means some tax payments used ledger names the Indirect regex doesn't catch (e.g. "TCS", "Professional Tax").

Per-ledger Operating variance 34 ledgers · every rupee traced

Sum of the Δ column equals the Operating variance between methods. Rows with Δ > 0 = Indirect over-counts; Δ < 0 = Indirect under-counts. Sort: biggest absolute variance first.

Ledger Nature Category Indirect Op Direct Op Δ (Ind − Dir) Indirect classification rule applied
Provisions liability Provisions 387,550.00 0.00 387,550.00 liability Payable — +(Cr−Dr) = +(440,000.00−52,450.00)
Professional Fees income Revenue 345,000.00 0.00 345,000.00 income (+Cr−Dr = 345,000.00−0.00)
Professional Expense expense Professional Fees -305,000.00 0.00 -305,000.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(305,000.00−0.00))
GALLEON SHIPPING LTD 0.00 140,400.00 -140,400.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Professional Services expense Direct Cost -140,000.00 0.00 -140,000.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(140,000.00−0.00))
Shreearth Financial (Debtor) 0.00 106,200.00 -106,200.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Sundry Debtors asset Trade Receivables 79,300.00 0.00 79,300.00 asset Receivable — −(Dr−Cr) = −(407,100.00−486,400.00)
Unicorn Infosolutions Private Limited 0.00 -64,810.00 64,810.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Staff Salary expense Employee Cost -60,000.00 0.00 -60,000.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(60,000.00−0.00))
Dhwani Kunal Shah 0.00 -58,500.00 58,500.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Mobile Phone asset Fixed Assets 0.00 54,923.73 -54,923.73 asset Non-Current (Investing, not Operating)
ECOGLOBE PACKAGING PRIVATE LIMITED 0.00 54,000.00 -54,000.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
GA Design 0.00 54,000.00 -54,000.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
NK SARRAF & ASSOCIATES 0.00 54,000.00 -54,000.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Expenses Payable 0.00 -52,450.00 52,450.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
MELTING POT FOOD PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED 0.00 41,300.00 -41,300.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
TDS Receivable 24-25 asset TDS Receivable -36,500.00 0.00 -36,500.00 asset nan — −(Dr−Cr) = −(36,500.00−0.00)
IGST 0.00 -25,200.00 25,200.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
CGST 0.00 -21,570.00 21,570.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
SGST 0.00 -21,570.00 21,570.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Duties & Taxes liability Duties & Taxes -16,475.47 0.00 -16,475.47 liability nan — +(Cr−Dr) = +(68,600.00−85,075.47)
Income Tax Expense expense Statutory & Tax 0.00 12,252.00 -12,252.00 expense Tax (below PBT line, no Op impact)
Partner Reimbursement (Rahul) liability Partner Reimbursement 11,165.78 0.00 11,165.78 liability Payable — +(Cr−Dr) = +(149,439.21−138,273.43)
TDS Payable 0.00 -6,500.00 6,500.00 (ledger seen only in Direct)
Travelling Expense expense Travel & Field -79,100.00 -75,636.83 -3,463.17 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(79,100.00−0.00))
Staff Welfare Expenses expense Employee Cost -93,500.00 -90,249.77 -3,250.23 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(93,500.00−0.00))
Office Expenses expense Office & Admin -78,500.00 -76,370.54 -2,129.46 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(78,500.00−0.00))
BNI India Enterprises Private Limited 0.00 -2,118.17 2,118.17 (ledger seen only in Direct)
BNI Subscription and Training expense Office & Admin -1,940.01 0.00 -1,940.01 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(1,940.01−0.00))
Business Meeting Expenses expense Travel & Field -19,500.00 -18,043.00 -1,457.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(19,500.00−0.00))
Telephone Expenses expense Office & Admin -7,500.00 -6,939.62 -560.38 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(7,500.00−0.00))
Training Expenses expense Office & Admin -1,800.00 -1,665.51 -134.49 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(1,800.00−0.00))
Salary To Partner expense Employee Cost -312,000.00 -312,000.00 0.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(312,000.00−0.00))
Printing and Stationary expense Office & Admin -15,000.00 -15,000.00 0.00 expense (−(Dr−Cr) = −(15,000.00−0.00))
Totals -343,799.70 -331,547.70 -12,252.00
Engine's Indirect Op (from `indirect_operating_net`) -331,547.70 -331,547.70 -0.00 Must match the Totals row above (within paisa of rounding). Any mismatch ⇒ attribution rule bug.

How to read this: each ledger contributes a specific amount to Indirect Operating (per accrual rules: income ⇒ +Cr−Dr, expense ⇒ −(Dr−Cr), asset WC ⇒ −(Dr−Cr), liability WC ⇒ +(Cr−Dr)). Direct attributes cash flow per actual voucher processing. Where the two diverge by a non-trivial amount, it's a specific mapping / classification / treatment issue on that ledger — not "rounding". Click a row's ledger name in a future version to see every voucher that touched it.

Equity ledgers pulled into Indirect engine 4 ledger(s) · debug Financing variance

Everything here contributes to raw_eq_delta; PAT is subtracted at end. If your P&L A/c or Reserves ledger is missing from this list, that's why Financing variance = PAT — my mask didn't catch it.

Ledger Nature tag Category Δ (Cr − Dr) Included because
Prateek Agrawal equity Partner's Capital 107,996.18 nature=equity
Rahul Nathani equity Partner's Capital 83,496.76 nature=equity
Sakshi Nathani Partner A/c equity Partner's Capital 49,805.83 nature=equity
Profit & Loss A/c equity Retained Earnings 48,382.65 nature=equity + name matches P&L/Reserves pattern + category='Retained Earnings' matches
raw_eq_delta (sum of above) 289,681.42
PAT adjustment decision: PAT = ₹-761,356.29 (loss or breakeven). No positive profit was credited to partners, so no PAT subtraction is needed — the raw equity Δ already reflects pure cash contributions / drawings.

If Direct's partner-drawings figure ≠ Indirect's equity Δ (after PAT adjustment), that's a mapping/tagging problem. The Direct figure comes from actual Dr <Partner> / Cr Bank voucher lines — this is ground truth. If Indirect says something different, investigate the partner-ledger TB classification or PAT value.