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IAS 7 Statement of Cash Flows — wording before IFRS 18Applicable today

Applies to annual periods beginning before January 1, 2027.

IAS 7Chapter 9Lesson 3

Components of cash, restricted cash and encouraged disclosures

Step 1 of 8Learning objectives

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The entity discloses the components of its cash and cash equivalents, reconciles them with the balance sheet line items and discloses the policy adopted to determine them; a change in that policy follows IAS 8. It discloses, with a management commentary, significant balances not available for use by the group. Other information (undrawn facilities, cash flows to maintain and to increase capacity, cash flows by segment) is encouraged, not required.

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Learning objectives

  • Prepare the disclosure on the components of cash, the reconciliation with the balance sheet and the policy adopted.
  • Assess whether significant balances are unavailable to the group and draft the disclosure.
  • Distinguish required disclosures from encouraged disclosures.

In this lesson

Original teaching content: it paraphrases the standard without reproducing it and does not replace the official text.

Contents — IAS 7 — Statement of Cash Flows

  1. 1 · Not startedObjective, scope and benefits of the statement0 / 1 lesson
  2. 2 · Not startedDefinitions: cash, equivalents, activities0 / 2 lessons
  3. 3 · Not startedClassifying cash flows into three activities0 / 4 lessons
  4. 4 · Not startedOperating cash flows: direct and indirect methods0 / 2 lessons
  5. 5 · Not startedGross or net presentation0 / 1 lesson
  6. 6 · Not startedSpecific flows: foreign currency, interest, dividends, taxes, investees0 / 4 lessons
  7. 7 · Not startedSubsidiaries: obtaining and losing control, changes in interests0 / 1 lesson
  8. 8 · Not startedNon-cash transactions0 / 1 lesson
  9. 9 · Not startedDisclosures: financing liabilities, suppliers, cash0 / 3 lessons