A cash budget is a financial tool used to estimate and plan an organization's cash inflows and outflows over a specific period, usually annually. It helps businesses to ensure they can manage day-to-day operations smoothly without facing cash shortages.

A cash budget enables effective cash management. By forecasting future cash requirements, businesses can prepare for potential deficits by arranging short-term financing options such as credit lines from financial institutions. This proactive approach prevents last-minute scrambling for funds.

A cash Budget helps control costs by highlighting unnecessary expenditures and areas where costs can be optimized and allows businesses to avoid cash flow problems and maintain healthy supplier relationships by ensuring timely payments. When businesses can predict their cash flows, they can plan their payments to suppliers more effectively, reducing the risk of late payments and potential strain on the relationship.

The cash budget also plays a crucial role in investment planning. When there is excess cash, businesses can decide how to invest the surplus in ways that generate returns, such as short-term investments, rather than leaving it idle.

So, the cash budget is essential for maintaining liquidity, avoiding financial disruptions, controlling costs, optimizing cash utilization, and ensuring smooth business operations.

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9.4 : Cash Budget I

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9.1 : Introduction to Short-term Finance

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9.2 : Operating Cycle

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9.3 : Cash Conversion Cycle

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9.5 : Cash Budget II

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9.6 : Management of Marketable Securities

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9.7 : Management of Accounts Receivable

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9.8 : Credit Terms and Collection Efforts

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9.9 : Inventory Management

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9.10 : Trade Credit from Suppliers

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9.11 : Unsecured Loans

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9.12 : Line of Credit

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9.13 : Secured Loans

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9.14 : Accounts Receivable Financing

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9.15 : Inventory Loans

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