Budget periods
1 month
Bills/Purchase Orders are checked against the particular budget set for the month in which the Purchase Orders/Bills were created:
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May. The overall budget in Xero for May for account 408 - Cleaning is 20 USD:
Financial quarter (three-month period which includes the month of Purchase Order/Bill creation, counting from the start of the financial year):
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May. Starting from the beginning of the financial year (1 January in this case), the financial quarter that includes May is the one comprising the months of April, May, June. In Xero, the overall budget for April, May and June for account 408 - Cleaning is 60 USD (20 USD for each month):
Half of financial year (period of six consecutive months counting from the start of the financial year):
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May. Starting from the beginning of the financial year (1 January in this case), the half of financial year which includes May is the one comprising the months of January, February, March, April, May, June. In Xero, the overall budget for the half of financial year for account 408 - Cleaning is 120 USD (20 USD for each month):
Financial year (a 12-month period counting from the start of the financial year):
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May, the financial year starts in January. In Xero, the overall budget for the whole financial year for account 408 - Cleaning is 240 USD (20 USD for each month):
YTD (rolling budget from the beginning of the financial year to the month of Purchase Order/Bill creation):
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May, the financial year starts in January. YTD therefore refers to the period of January, February, March, April, May. In Xero, the overall budget for this period for account 408 - Cleaning is 100 USD (20 USD for each month):
Year with a selected start month (12 months from the selected start month):
In our example, the budget is set for only the year 2022. For January 2023 the budget is set to 0.
The period is from February 2022 to January 2023. In Xero, the overall budget for this 12-month period for account 408 - Cleaning is 220 USD (20 USD for each month in 2022 starting from February plus the budget for January 2023, which is 0):
YTD starting from a selected month (rolling budget from the selected month, here it's March, to the current month):
The Purchase Order in our example was created in May. So, the YTD period is March, April, May. In Xero, the overall budget for this period for account 408 - Cleaning is 60 USD (20 USD for each month):
Custom period (up to 60 months) (rolling budget for the selected period, here it's October 2022, November 2022, December 2022):
Assuming the Purchase Order was created in October, the Budget checking period is October, November, December. In Xero, the overall budget for this period for account 408 - Cleaning is 60 USD (20 USD for each month):