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Small business budget template and planning guide

For more information on small business budgeting and detailed instructions fo


visit our guide on the QuickBooks Resource Center.

Step 1: Input data from your year-end balance sheet and income
statement into the templates below.

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Balance Sheet

[DATE]

Account $

Cash 10,000

Accounts Receivable 20,000


Inventory 30,000
Other Assets 5,000
Total Assets 65,000

Accounts Payable 40,000


Other Liabilities 10,000
Total Liabilities 50,000

Total Equity 15,000


Step 2: Make some assumptions about sales and costs for the n
year.

Projected sales $300,000

Cost of sales $240,000

Payroll, other expenses $40,250

Step 3: Use the data from Step 2 to create a budgeted income


statement for the year.

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Budgeted Income Statement

Period Ending [DATE]

Account $
Sales 300,000
Gain or loss on sale, Other
0
Revenue

Total Revenue 300,000

Cost of Sales 240,000

Payroll Expense, Other Expenses 40,250

Total Expenses 280,250

Net Income 19,750


Step 4: Make assumptions about balance sheet accounts and
create a budgeted balance sheet for the year.

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Budgeted Balance Sheet

[DATE]

Account $

Cash 18,000

Accounts Receivable 22,000

Inventory 39,000

Other Assets 5,000

Total Assets 84,000

Accounts Payable 50,000

Other Liabilities 10,000

Total Liabilities 60,000

Total Equity 24,000

Step 5: Make assumptions about cash flow, and create a budge


cash rollforward for January (month 1).
For simplicity, assume that some cash inflows and outf
items occur evenly throughout the year (change
assumptions later, if applicable).

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Cash Rollforward

Period Ending [DATE]

Beginning cash balance 10,000

Cash received on January sales


22,500
($300,000 annual sales)/ 12 X 90%

Other receivables collected 5,000

Cash paid for inventory

-17,000
($240,000 cost of sales)/ 12 X 85%

Other payables paid in cash -10,000

Ending cash balance 10,500


Step 6: Create a February (month 2) budgeted cash rollfoward,
using some assumptions from January.

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Cash Rollforward

Period Ending [DATE]


$
Beginning cash balance 10,500

Cash received on January sales


22,500

($300,000 annual sales)/ 12 X 90%

Other receivables collected 3,000

Cash paid for inventory


-17,000
($240,000 cost of sales)/ 12 X 85%

Other payables paid in cash -12,000

Ending cash balance 7,000

Step 7: Repeat Step 6, and create a cash rollforward for each


month of the budgeted year.
etailed instructions for using this template,

sheet and income

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Income Statement

Period Ending [DATE]

Account $

Sales 250,000

Loss on Sale of Equipment -5,000

Total Revenue 245,000


Cost of Sales 200,000

A Payroll Expense 20,000

B Other Expenses 15,000 35,000


Total Expenses 235,000

Net Income 10,000


es and costs for the new

20% increase from prior year

Cost of sales are 80% of total sales

Total expenses (Payroll and other costs) increase by 15%

a budgeted income
heet accounts and
the year.

80% increase from prior year

10% increase from prior year

30% increase from prior year

No change

25% increase from prior year

No change

, and create a budgeted


h 1).
ash inflows and outflow
year (change

From Step 1: Balance sheet for prior year end

($300,000 annual sales X


90% cash collected) / 12
months

Estimate of miscellaneous prior year sales that are paid in January

($240,000 cost of sales X


85% paid during the year)/
12 months

Estimate of miscellaneous bills paid in January


eted cash rollfoward,
ary.

Ending cash balance for January

($300,000 annual sales X


90% cash collected) / 12
months

Estimate of miscellaneous prior year sales that are paid in February

($240,000 cost of sales X


85% paid during the year)/
12 months

Estimate of miscellaneous bills paid in January

llforward for each


Total expenses

(A + B)

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