Includes index.

Budgeting and financial operation -- Cash vs. accrual accounting -- Basic accounting and financial operations -- Effective use of footnotes and financial ratio calcuations for the statement of financial position -- Controllable and uncontrollable expenses -- Controllable, semi-controllable, and fixed expenses -- Noncash expenses -- Effective footnotes for the statement of activity -- Natural and functional statements of activity -- Internal financial statements -- Converting accrual-method financial statements to cash-method financial statements -- Budgeting philosophy -- Continuous budgeting system overview -- The executive and the budget process -- Executive summary -- Comparative financial statements -- Expense reduction plans -- The monthly budgeting process -- The cash flow budget -- Getting the budget approved -- Suggested format of budget documents for an approving body -- The role of the budget coordinator -- Accounting and budgeting for fringe benefits -- The capital budget and depreciation -- Inventory purchases and calculation of cost of goods sold -- Accounting and budgeting for dues -- Capital assets : lease-or-buy decisions -- The long-range plan -- Financial ratios -- Zero-based budgeting -- Putting it all together.