Under the indirect method,an increase in prepaid expenses is subtracted from net income,because the cash prepayments exceed the related expenses.

Prepaid Expenses

Payments made in advance for goods or services to be received in the future, recorded as assets on the balance sheet until they are consumed or used.

Indirect Method

A method of presenting the operating activities section of the statement of cash flows that adjusts net income to compute cash flows from operating activities.

Net Income

The net income of a company, which is the remaining amount of total revenue after deducting all expenses and taxes.