Q. Show the Current Liabilities Method?
Forecasting of Current Assets as well as Current Liabilities Method: - As-per to this method an estimate is made of forthcoming period's current assets as well as current liabilities on the basis of factors like credit policy, past experience, stock policy and payment policy of the previous years. First of all such approximation is made for each current asset on the basis of each month and then monthly requirements are converted into yearly requirement of current assets. The approximated amount of current liabilities is deducted from this amount in order to estimate the requirement of working capital. A confident percentage for contingencies may also be added to this amount.