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Inventory lost by fire, what is the treatment in Cash Flow and Budgeting?

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Question added by Malik Khalid Mahmood , Regional Finance Manager , Leosons International FZ LLC
Date Posted: 2014/10/17
SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR
by SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR , Business finance officer , Emirates Airline

Since inventory loss by fire is a non-recurring loss it will not be included in budgeting. But at the time of reporting variance has to be highlighted as unusual loss ( due to abnormal loss)

 

In cash flows inventory loss by fire included in operating activity . It has to be added back to the net profit since it is a non cash expense.

Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud
by Khaled Mohee Eldeen Abbas Mahmoud , Chartered Accountant # 10465 , Self-employed

Financial managers report inventory damage losses in operating cash flows, which is the other name for cash flows from operating activities. They add merchandise losses back to net income when calculating operating cash flows, because the business incurred the expense but didn't dole out cash for it in the first place. This accounting treatment -- that is, adding non-cash charges back to operating cash -- is important to guide corporate leadership in liquidity management. Other non-cash expenses include depletion, amortization and depreciation. Liquidity management consists of tools, strategies and approaches a business relies on to make money, keep it, invest it and run a solvent operation -- meaning, one that produces more assets than debts at the end of a given period. 

To record inventory damage, a corporate bookkeeper debits the merchandise damage account -- part of the "unusual losses" master account -- and credits the inventory account. The bookkeeper, in effect, writes off the damaged inventory's worth, and this constitutes a loss for the company. Merchandise write-off reduces an organization's net income and goes into a statement of profit and loss, also referred to as an income statement.

 

 

georgei assi
by georgei assi , مدير حسابات , المجموعة السورية

I agree with Mr. Khaled answer

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

I agree with the answers suggested by Ms. Sreedevi sunilkumar and also Mr. Khalid Mohy

Tanveer Qureshi
by Tanveer Qureshi , Qureshi Associates , Qureshi Associates

Inventory lost by fire and its was not insured, it is non recurring loss.

SREEJITH SREEKUMAR INDIRADEVI
by SREEJITH SREEKUMAR INDIRADEVI , Sr.Accountant , YAQUBY STORES WLL

i agree with Ms. Sreedevi Sunil kumar's answer.

FITAH MOHAMED
by FITAH MOHAMED , Financial Manager , FUEL AND ENERGY CO for transportion petroleum materials

AGREE WITH  Ms. Sreedevi sunilkumar and also Mr. Khalid Mohy

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