Where, if at all, is treasury stock purchased with cash classified on the statement of cash flows?
A. Financing activities section.
B. Does not represent a cash flow.
C. Investing activities section.
D. Operating activities section.
Answer is A. Financing activities section.
Treasury stock purchased with cash is classified in financing activities section. Treasury stock refers to repurchase of stock which has been issued earlier. Issuance of stock is shown as financing activities, so, repurchase of same stock is also classified as financing activities. Cash is paid for repurchase of stock and stock were issued to finance different projects. So, treasury stock purchased with cash is classified as financing activities on the statement of cash flows.
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