Planning Calculations and Budgeting
Planning calculations serve to resolve specific operational decision-making tasks. The planning calculation produces a summarised company budget, which consists of the following components:
- Performance budget or projected profit and loss account
- Financial plan
- Projected balance sheet
In the performance budget area, the determined operational result is transferred to the actual after-tax company result, which forms the starting point for the financial plan. This in turn aims to determine the actual cash requirement or surplus for the period.
This is done through a cash flow statement structured by activity areas such as operating activities, investment and financing activities, by considering only cash-effective expenses and income. Finally, the projected balance sheet is obtained from the figures in the projected profit and loss account and the financial plan.
Planning calculations are future-oriented and an essential internal decision-making instrument. Since the specific characteristics of each company must be taken into account and there is no universally applicable calculation scheme, close collaboration between client and tax adviser is absolutely essential.




















