however, from the standpoint of the cash flow statement, the write-off of the asset's carrying amount is not relevant; the cash outflow associated with that amount occurred in some earlier period when the asset was acquired. only the cash proceeds from the sale are of concern. thus, the carrying amount of the asset must be added back to net income, since it was a write-off of a capitalized cost, not a cash outflow. moreover, any cash proceeds from the asset's disposal are treated as an investing activity inflow in that section of the cash flow statement. therefore, if no adjustment was made, the disposal section of the cash flow statement. therefore, if no adjustment was made, the disposal proceeds would get double-counted-once in the operating activities section and again in the investing section. hence, the cash proceeds must be subtracted from net income to avoid this double-counting. when both adjustments are taken into account-adding back the asset's carrying. amount and subtracting the proceeds-the net effect simply reverses the reported gain or loss.