Account-level budgets
Set a budget on any GL account, not just a fixed set of categories.
Budgets & planning
Budget any account, watch the variance live
Set a budget against any GL account for a period you choose, then compare it to actuals drawn straight from your journal lines, computed on the fly.
Budget the accounts that matter
Attach a budget amount to a GL account with a start and end date. Because it works at the account level, you can budget income, expense or any other account type you track.
- One budget per GL account with a period start, end and amount
- Spans any account type — income, expense and beyond
- Custom date ranges rather than fixed fiscal buckets
- Built on the same chart of accounts as your statements
Variance straight from the ledger
Actuals come from your journal lines, so variance and its percentage reflect what really posted — no separate data entry. An optional cash-flow forecast extends the view.
- Variance versus actuals computed live, with a percentage
- Actuals sourced directly from posted journal lines
- Optional cash-flow forecast view
- Variance is calculated on the fly, not stored stale
What you get
Live variance
Variance and percentage are computed from actual postings every time you look.
Custom periods
Define the start and end dates that fit your planning, not the calendar's.
Forecast view
An optional cash-flow forecast complements the budget-versus-actual picture.
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Frequently asked questions
What can I set a budget against?
Any GL account, across any account type, with a start date, end date and amount you choose.
Where do the actuals come from?
Directly from your posted journal lines, so variance reflects real activity without separate data entry.
Is variance stored or recalculated?
It's computed on the fly each time, along with the percentage, so it always reflects the latest postings.
Does Kanakku do rolling or multi-year budgets?
Not natively — budgets use custom date ranges rather than rolling or multi-year structures, and the cash-flow forecast is a partial view.
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