1. Receipts from sales of goods and services and collections on accounts or notes from customers
2. Receipts of interest and dividends
3. All the receipts that are not the result of transactions defined as investing or financing activities (e.g., amounts received to settle lawsuits or insurance settlements)
Cash outflows from operations include the following:
1. Cash payments to acquire materials for manufacture or goods for resale, and cash payments to reduce payables and notes to creditors
2. Cash payments to other suppliers and employees
3. Cash payments to governments for taxes, duties, and fees or penalties
4. Cash payments to lenders and creditors for interest
5. All other payments that are not the result of transactions defined as investing or financing activities. Examples of such transactions to settle lawsuits and cash contributions to charities