As per AS 3 CASH FLOW STATEMENT.UNDER INDIRECT METHOD:
(i) DIVIDEND INCOME- add in investing activity.
(ii) DIVIDEND PAID- less in financing activity and if there was any dividend proposed during the year add it in operating activity in net profit as adjustment or altenatevly u can make profit and loss appropriation account.
UNDER DIRECT METHOD
(i) DIVIDEND INCOME- add in investing activity.
(ii) DIVIDEND PAID- less in financing activity
Under indirect method we have to calculate operating profit before working capital changes so we adjust operting incomes nd expenditure in net profit to obtain such profit..
So if there is any provision then we have to add it back.