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Volume 02, Issue 03

Published on: March 2026 2026

EVOLUTION OF CASH FLOW STATEMENT REPORTING IN INDIA: FROM AS 3 TO IND AS 7

Silajit Bose

Department of Commerce University of Gour Banga Malda West Bengal India

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This paper reviews the development of the cash flow statement reporting in India and compares account standard 3 (AS 3) and Indian Accounting Standard 7 (Ind AS 7). The financial statements prepared according to the traditional accrual basis accounting usually do not provide the liquidity position of a firm thus making it important to consider the implementation of cash flow statements as an important element of financial reporting.

The study is both descriptive and analytical based on secondary data of accounting standards, regulatory publications, and academic literature. It compares the conceptual framework, classification of cash flows, disclosure requirements and reporting practices of the two standards. Although the AS 3 offers a more simplified structure of categorizing cash flows in terms of operating, investing, and financing activities, Ind AS 7 presents a more detailed approach that is based on principles and is in line with international standards (IAS 7).

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Bose, S. (2026). Evolution of Cash Flow Statement Reporting in India: From AS 3 to Ind AS 7. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(03). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.239

Bose, Silajit. "Evolution of Cash Flow Statement Reporting in India: From AS 3 to Ind AS 7." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 03, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.239.

Bose, Silajit. "Evolution of Cash Flow Statement Reporting in India: From AS 3 to Ind AS 7." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 03 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i3.239.

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