Cash Flows from Financing Activities Financing a activities result from obtaining resources from owners, providing owners with a return of and a return on their investment, borrowing money and repaying the amount borrowed, and obtaining and paying for other resources from long-term creditors. Cash inflows from financing activities include (1) proceeds from issuing equity instrument and (2) proceeds from issuing debt instrument or other short-or long-term borrowings. Cash outflows from financing activities include (1) payment of dividends or other distributions to owners and (2) repayments of amounts borrowed.