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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The budgeting process Question IM 15.1 Intermediate Outline: (a) the objectives of budgetary planning and control systems; (7 marks) (b) the organization required for the preparation of a master budget. (10 marks) (Total 17 marks) ACCA Level 1 Costing Question IM 15.2 Intermediate The preparation of budgets is a lengthy process which requires great care if the ultimate master budget is to be useful for the purposes of management control within an organization. You are required:
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Week Two Read Me First MANAGERIAL BUDGETING Introduction This week covers the various cost descriptors such as fixed‚ variable‚ direct‚ indirect and the budget cycle. We will discuss applying cost-benefit analysis to an organizational situation and how it is used at different levels of public budgeting‚ governmental‚ and non-profit accounting. We will discuss line item budgeting‚ program budgeting‚ and performance budgeting This Week in Relation to the Course In the first week we
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introduction The budgeting process is utilized by managers to calculate and document the costs associated with running and keeping a business operating at a healthy level are estimated‚ expected revenues are projected‚ and then decisions are made which define how much debt you are in and how much can afford to borrow‚ and how much you can afford to spend on new purchases‚ new employees or new ventures. A budget must be established to measure current financial performance‚ detect substantial changes
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Accounting for Managers 3. BUDGETING When you have completed this section‚ you should be able to: • Explain the benefits of budgeting • Describe a budgeting process • Explain the difference fixed and flexible budget • Prepare a simple flexible budget from a fixed budget • Compute variances from budget and actual data • Prepare a cash budget • Explain the setbacks of traditional budgeting • Explain the problems of budgetary slack • Explain the impact of globalization to the budgeting process
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INTRODUCTION “Not only had India….set up his own machinery for oil exploration and exploitation….an efficient oil commission had been build where a large number of bright young men and women had been trained and they were doing good work.” -Pandit Janwarlal Nehru to Lord Mountbatten‚ on ONGC (1959) ONGC Group of Companies comprising of ONGC Limited‚ and its subsidiaries ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL)‚ ONGC Nile Ganga BV (ONGBV) and Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) organize
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