ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A cash flow statement shows the exact amount of a company’s cash inflows and outflows over a period of time. The income statement is the most common financial statement and shows a company’s revenues and total expenses, including noncash accounting, such as depreciation over a period of time.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the Matching Principle? The matching principle is an accounting concept that dictates that companies report expenses at the same time as the revenues they are related to. Revenues and expenses are matched on the income statement for a period of time (e.g., a year, quarter, or month).

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Matching Principle? The matching principle requires that revenues and any related expenses be recognized together in the same reporting period. Thus, if there is a cause-and-effect relationship between revenue and certain expenses, then record them at the same time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Step 1: Remember the Interconnectivity Between P&L and Balance Sheet. Step 2: The Cash Account Can Be Expressed as a Sum and Subtraction of All Other Accounts. Step 3: Break Down and Rearrange the Accounts. Step 4: Convert the Rearranged Balance Sheet Into a Cash Flow Statement.