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Financial statements
« on: November 15, 2018, 01:19:37 PM »
Financial statements
Financial statements are a collection of reports about an organization's financial results, financial condition, and cash flows. They are useful for the following reasons:
1. To determine the ability of a business to generate cash, and the sources and uses of that cash.
2. To determine whether a business has the capability to pay back its debts.
3. To track financial results on a trend line to spot any looming profitability issues.
4. To derive financial ratios from the statements that can indicate the condition of the business.
5. To investigate the details of certain business transactions, as outlined in the disclosures that accompany the statements.

The standard contents of a set of financial statements are:

1. Balance sheet. Shows the entity's assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity as of the report date. It does not show information that covers a span of time.
2. Income statement. Shows the results of the entity's operations and financial activities for the reporting period. It includes revenues, expenses, gains, and losses.
3. Statement of cash flows. Shows changes in the entity's cash flows during the reporting period.
4. Supplementary notes. Includes explanations of various activities, additional detail on some accounts, and other items as mandated by the applicable accounting framework, such as GAAP or IFRS.

If a business plans to issue financial statements to outside users (such as investors or lenders), the financial statements should be formatted in accordance with one of the major accounting frameworks. These frameworks allow for some leeway in how financial statements can be structured, so statements issued by different firms even in the same industry are likely to have somewhat different appearances. Financial statements that are being issued to outside parties may be audited to verify their accuracy. If financial statements are issued strictly for internal use, there are no guidelines, other than common usage, for how the statements are to be presented. At the most minimal level, a business is expected to issue an income statement and balance sheet to document its monthly results and ending financial condition. The full set of financial statements is expected when a business is reporting the results for a full fiscal year, or when a publicly-held business is reporting the results of its fiscal quarters.

Offline Shakil Ahmad

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Re: Financial statements
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2019, 04:14:16 PM »
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