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cash flow statement: tax refund

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA FR Financial Reporting Forums › cash flow statement: tax refund

  • This topic has 6 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by inniesd.
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  • December 6, 2010 at 11:01 pm #46677
    aurianne04
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    Hi,

    I was wondering if you could help me understand how to identify that i have a tax refund. Normally to obtain my tax paid figure i will compare the opening figure to the closing figure. This is what i mean by opening and closing figures

    opening figure=b/f figures in both current and non-current liability + tax (I/S)

    Versus Closing figure= this year current and non current liability

    The difference between the two is deducted from cash flow from operating activities as tax paid but when do i have a tax refund and will it go to Cash flow from investing activities?

    Many thanks

    December 8, 2010 at 9:46 am #72874
    MikeLittle
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    No, it’s still in operating activities. When do you have a refund? When b/fwd ( both current and deferred ) + I/S charge is LESS than the two balances carried forward

    December 8, 2010 at 12:43 pm #72875
    aurianne04
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    Thanks Mike, but it all the questions i attempted, both carried forward figures has always being higher than b/f balances, and it wasn’t a tax refund… i’m still slightly unclear 🙁

    December 8, 2010 at 1:39 pm #72876
    MikeLittle
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    That’s not quite what I said! If c/fwd is greater than “b/fwd + I/S charge“

    Most questions b/fwd + I/S charge exceeds c/fwd and the difference is a tax payment. In only RARE examples ( only once in my memory ) does Steve Scott set up a tax repayment

    December 8, 2010 at 1:47 pm #72877
    aurianne04
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    B/F > C/F i.e. tax payment but when b/f

    December 8, 2010 at 1:50 pm #72878
    MikeLittle
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    Don’t forget the I/S charge!!!!!

    October 27, 2020 at 2:24 pm #593259
    inniesd
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    Sir, please if I get you clearly, you said that whenever b/f + I/S charge is greater than c/f, the difference is tax payment.

    My question is what if it is the other way round, when b/f + I/S charge is lesser than c/f. The difference that we would get, how would we term it as???

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