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Cashflow touch up...last revison issues

PPoLishED10y ago
hello sir got some issues while revision wat if v are not given Profit before tax shall v take the operating profit and only adjust for the things included in it or v ourself should calculate profit before tax by subtracting finance costs etc ?? i have done this ie. subtracted finance costs to get profit before tax but wen i checked the solution it was started from operating profit and my answer was also wrong another thing is about loss before tax how should v deal with it iv gone for loss before tax but wen i checked answer they started it from operating loss ? y is dat so
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#1
Profit before tax is normally given. I can remember only one example where operating profit was given and we had to deduct interest expense to arrive at profit before tax. Then the first thing we did was add back the interest expense. After that we had to deduct that same figure for interest as interest paid! But normally pbt is given As for loss before tax - just put the figure in the top line as if it were a profit. Put in all the other add backs and deductions - DO NOT adjust the signs - it's still ADD back depreciation and DEDUCT profits on disposals When you reach the bottom of Operating Activities, add up the sub-total and then, and only then, deduct or add the loss before tax figure as appropriate OK? Oh, and by the way, may I suggest that you cut out the text-speak? You're not in so great a hurry that those extra micro seconds are important but worryingly it could be the case that you start writing this nonsense in your exam answers
PPoLishED10y ago#2
Thanks sir dont u worry im not use do such non sense in exams :) anyhow thnks for your concern :)
PPoLishED10y ago#3
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MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#4
It's taken you 5 days to type that out! You could have done it properly in 4, easily! And you can't use the excuse of that abyssmal test match as an excuse - unless you were watching it on day one , fell asleep, and didn't wake up again until England nearly stole it from you!
PPoLishED10y ago#5
i am not a regular net user i use it when i need it and entirely free hhahaha sir now i am writing in full please apologise me :)
MikeLittleMikeLittleTutor10y ago#6
No worries!
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