Research and Library Services Northern Ireland Assembly Research Paper 06/10 January 2010 METHODS OF BUDGETING A paper that presents different approaches to budgeting in the public sector along with case studies of their application by various organisations internationally. Library Research Papers are compiled for the benefit of Members of The Assembly and their personal staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot
Premium Budget Budgets
process for preparing a monthly budget includes: • Listing of all sources of monthly income • Listing of all required‚ fixed expenses‚ like rent/mortgage‚ utilities‚ phone • Listing of other possible and variable expenses Advantages of Budgeting 1. A basis for internal audit for regularly evaluating departmental result 2. Scarce resources can be allocated in an optimal way 3. It forces management to plan ahead so that long term goals are achieved 4. Communication and coordination
Premium Budget Cost Cash flow
Budgeting and the Planning and Control Process Learning Objectives By the end of this chapter‚ you should be able to: • Describe how the budget is a component of the planning and control process. • Explain the three components of planningmission‚ goals‚ and objectives. • Describe how performance reports relate to budgets. • List the advantages of budgeting. • Describe how budgeting is related to strategic planning. • Describe the budget administration process. INTRODUCTION Have
Premium Strategic management Management
Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS) Vol. 31‚ No. 2 (December 2011)‚ pp. 207-214 Beyond Budgeting: The Way Forward? Michael Goode M.Sc Accounting and Financial Management Programme University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.goode@herts.ac.uk Ali Malik‚ PhD Senior Lecturer and Programme Tutor University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB‚ UK Email: m.a.1.malik@herts.ac.uk Abstract Beyond Budgeting has been proposed as an influential idea that will reinvigorate management accounting
Premium Budget Budgets Management
International Journal of Business and Management Vol. 3‚ No. 11 The Business Strategy of Mcdonald’s Jing Han School of Economics‚ Yunnan University No.2Green lake north Road‚ Kun Ming‚ Yunnan 650031‚ China E-mail: hanjing0928@hotmail.com Abstract As one of the most successful fast food chain in the world‚ throughout the development of McDonald’s‚ we could easily identify many successful business strategy implementations. In this paper‚ I will discuss some critical business strategies
Premium Fast food Strategy
Computerized Budgeting MGMT 360 Budgeting has been a major part of forecasting how companies spend their money throughout the fiscal year. In most companies‚ the words “it’s budget time”‚ strike fear in the hearts of employees. Financial officers and management accountants brace themselves for reconciling reams of spreadsheets that may reveal wildly different data depending on order and configuration. Non finance employees in various divisions scurry to understand their role in the budgeting process
Premium Budget Budgets Accountancy
Budgeting System Paper Line-item Budget System The major advantage of line-item budgeting is its simplicity. Any staff member‚ board member‚ volunteer or interested citizen can pick up the line-item budget of a human service agency and see (a) the source and amount of the agency’s revenues‚ (b) how the funds will be used in terms of staff‚ equipment‚ facilities‚ travel‚ and so on‚ and (c) if the budget is balanced. The major disadvantages of line-item budgeting systems are twofold. First‚ line-item
Free Budgets Budget Economics
Public Budgeting 1 Public Budgeting Introduction Public finance comprises any revenues or expenditures passing through state budgets‚ derived from whatever source and however spent. Public finance has to be accounted for within governmental budgets for it to qualify as public finance (Bailey‚ 2003). This paper will discuss the concept of public finance and its philosophy. There is a comparison of governmental accounting and nongovernmental accounting‚ and an explanation of the relationship
Premium Finance Government Economics
GOVERNMENT BUDGETING Government budgeting is the critical exercise of allocating revenues and borrowed funds to attain the economic and social goals of the country. It also entails the management of government expenditures in such a way that will create the most economic impact from the production and delivery of goods and services while supporting a healthy fiscal position. GOVERNMENT BUDGET In general‚ a government budget is the financial plan of a government for a given period‚ usually
Premium Budget Public finance Federal government of the United States
Budgeting consists of defining priorities and needs‚ and receiving and spending funds over a particular period‚ usually a year for school district (Brimley‚ Verstegen & Garfield‚ 2012 (p. 279). The school budget is a financial plan that involves strategic planning‚ receiving funds‚ expenditures and evaluating the results. Education accountability is linked to effective budgeting that establish instructional goals along with financial planning. It is imperative as a school board member to possess
Premium Fiscal year Cost Budget