Your borrowers’ statement of cash flows – FASB proposal clarifies its guidance

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Abstract: A new proposal by the FASB would clarify several parts of its guidance on company cash flow statements. The move could take some of the guesswork out of a bank’s business customers’ financial statement preparation as well as reduce their number of restatements. This article briefly discusses the FASB proposal, which covers eight areas, including debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, the cash payment attributable to accreted interest on zero-coupon bonds and the proceeds businesses receive from corporate-owned life insurance. The proposal also addresses one of the most complicated parts of cash flow presentation, which is a concept that accountants call the “predominance principle.”