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| − | A '''budget''' is an allocation of [[money|monies]] to be spent over the next quarter or year by an [[organization]]. | + | A budget is a plan of revenue and expense, and assets and liabilities for an organizaiton over a period of time. Usually budgets are prepared annually. |
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| | + | The budget of a corporation will be the summation of many budgets, each one prepared by a subisidary, division, department or group within the corporation. Each individual budget must be approved as it moves up the line and is consolidated with other budgets. |
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| | + | Generally, the setting of budgets should be "difficult but achievable". Viewed this way, then, a budget is a target. |
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| | + | The terms budget, forecast and projections are often used, incorrectly, as synonyms. |
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| | [[category:accounting]] | | [[category:accounting]] |
| | [[category:finance]] | | [[category:finance]] |
| | [[category:business]] | | [[category:business]] |