Can a public limited company prepare its Cash Flow Statement using Direct Method?
CA Suraj Lakhotia
(IndigoLearn)
(4898 Points)
Replied 16 June 2013
For listed companies listing agreement requires -
The Cash Flow Statement will be prepared in accordance with the Accounting Standard on Cash Flow Statement (AS-3) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and the Cash Flow Statement shall be presented only under the Indirect Method as given in AS-3".
However there is no such requirement for unlisted public companies. In my opinion, public limited companies which are not listed can use direct method.