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Use the Budget/Actual tab to view the movements in the budget and to view actual income and expenditure against the budgeted amounts summarised for this chart of accounts code.
Note: Budgets and actual data is recorded against individual general ledger account codes. You can load your budget from a spreadsheet. See Importing general ledger budgets (on page ).

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titleOpening the Budget/Actual tab

To open

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the Budget/Actual

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 tab:

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  1. Select Module > General Ledger > Chart of Accounts Maintenance

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  1.  from the main menu.

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  1. The Set Chart of Accounts Search Criteria

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  1.  window is displayed.
    Tip:

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  1.  You can also access General Ledger functions by

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  1. clicking Image Added.
  2. Search for the chart of accounts classification.

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  1. See Searching for GL chart of accounts codes

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  1. The General

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  1.  tab of

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  1. the Chart of Accounts Maintenance

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  1.  window is displayed.
  2. Click

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  1. the Budget/Actual

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  1.  tab.

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  1. The Budget/Actual

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  1.  tab of

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  1. the Chart of Accounts Maintenance

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  1.  window is displayed.

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  2. Either:
    Type

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  1. the G/L Year

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  1.  and click Image Added.

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  1. • Click on the up or down arrow on

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  1. the G/L Year

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  1.  field.
    Budgets and actuals for the selected general ledger year are displayed.


Chart of Accounts Maintenance - Budget/Actual tab key fields and buttons

Fields

Field

Description

G/L Year

Select to filter the general ledger year.
Either:

  • Type the G/L Year and click
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  • Click on the up or down arrow on the G/L Year field.

Grid area fields

Field

Description

Month

Budget month.

Movement

Movement within the month.

Running Balance

Running balance at the end of each month based on monthly movements.
Note: Balance sheet accounts can commence with an opening balance added to the first month.

Budget

Budgeted amount for the month.

Budget Approved

Approved budget for the month.

Budget Cash

Additional budget field that can be used to store cash flow movement by month for individual general ledger accounts as opposed to normal accrued postings.

LY Movement

Journals summarised by month for all general ledger accounts allocated to this COA code for the prior year.

Buttons

Button

Description

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Refresh the information in the grid from the database. Use this if someone else is maintaining budgets.