A new guide by an independent management consultant walks agencies through concrete examples of how they can do a better job of connecting their budgets to both daily activities and broader ...

Sales are going well for the existing product line, and the business owner is looking at expanding manufacturing facilities. However, the sales department has a hot new product they want to introduce, ...

A zero-based budget is a budgeting method in which every dollar of income is allocated for a specific purpose. This budgeting approach involves starting from scratch and allocating every dollar of ...

Editor’s Note: Millions of folks have had their lives disrupted by the coronavirus crisis. And anytime your financial situation changes – whether due to this crisis or when you retire, for example – ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

A budget variance is a discrepancy between the predicted cost or revenue in a given account. A budget variance may include a revenue shortfall due to an inaccurate estimate, or a sudden and unexpected ...

If you frequently end the month wondering where your money went, you probably aren’t using a budget. Alternatively, you could be using a budget that doesn’t work with your income schedule or financial ...

With close to a decade of writing and editing experience, Maisha specializes in service journalism and has produced work in the lifestyle, financial services, real estate, and culture spaces. She uses ...

Patrick Gleason is vice president of Americans for Tax Reform. Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is chief economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Republicans in Washington may not have much credibility in ...