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How to enter a budget by period for accounts only?
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Step 1: Enable account budgets in your file
- On the main screen menu, click Setup, Settings, General (Accounts), Budget.
- Check the Budget revenue and expense accounts option.
- Select the required Budget period frequency.
- Click OK.
Step 2: Budget each revenue & expense accounts
- Open Chart of Accounts icon.
- Double-click on the account you will enter budget and go to the Budget tab.
- Check Budget this account checkbox.
- Under Total budget amount field , enter the amount for the total budget for that fiscal year.
- Click on Allocate to period if you want to have even amount for the whole fiscal year period. You can manually change the amounts if you need to.
- Click Save and Close.
- Go to the next account if needed.