Cash Flow from Financing Activities Financing 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. Inflows from financing activities include (1) proceeds from issuing equity instruments and (2) proceeds from issuing debt instruments or other short – term borrowings. Cash outflows from financing activities include (1) payments of dividends or other distributions to owners and (2) repayments of amounts borrowed.