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Cash flow forecasting software is one very useful tool to help you to prepare a cash budget or forecast. The cash budget or forecast is usually one the last to prepare.
In fact based on my experience, the cash budget/forecast is one of the most difficult to prepare. This is especially true if you company has a lot investing activities or has to consolidate foreign subsidiaries.
Preparing the cash budget/forecast is best to start with sales and then flow down to the expenses. The main categories of the cash budget/forecast are as follows:
1. Cash from Operations
2. Cash generated/used for Investing Activities
3. Cash generated/used for Financing Activities
4. Net cash surplus/deficit
5. Opening cash balance
6. Closing cash balance.
Under the category 1 above, the non cash items must be excluded. Common examples of non cash items are depreciation, provision for loss, changes in receivables, changes in payables, accruals, etc. You can start this category with receipts from sales, payments to suppliers, payments of operating expenditures which include wages, rental, utilities, etc.
If you have difficulty preparing cash budget/forecast, check out the cash flow forecasting software.
