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On the Basis of the Following Data for Branch Co

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On the basis of the following data for Branch Co. for the current and preceding years ended December 31, prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method.
Assume that equipment costing $125,000 was purchased for cash and the land was sold for $15,000. The stock was issued for cash and the only entries in the retained earnings account were for net income of $56,000 and cash dividends declared and paid of $18,000. On the basis of the following data for Branch Co. for the current and preceding years ended December 31, prepare a statement of cash flows using the indirect method. Assume that equipment costing $125,000 was purchased for cash and the land was sold for $15,000. The stock was issued for cash and the only entries in the retained earnings account were for net income of $56,000 and cash dividends declared and paid of $18,000.


Definitions:

Dividends

Profits paid out by a company to its stockholders, frequently as a distribution of earnings.

Asset Account

An account on a company's balance sheet that represents the resources owned by the company that have economic value.

Liability Account

An account on the balance sheet indicating obligations or amounts owed to others that will require a future outlay of resources.

Recording

The process of documenting financial transactions in the accounting records.

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