Budgets and Accounts

Track the money of each budget: what came in, what was allocated, what was spent

WhoSystem users; Finance and Admin users with Accounts access
WhereThe Budget button
Client?Not needed

About

PsyTrace helps an organization track Budgets, Accounts, and the expenses of each account. A research organization can open one account per grant; a state, county or city office can have accounts for salaries, contracts, and so on. It works like a checking account for each grant or budget: how much is left is always one click away.

ListWhat it holds
BudgetsA budget with its dates (e.g. one per year). Its form shows Deposits − Allocated − Disbursed = Remaining.
Budget DepositsMoney received for the budget, from a Funding Source.
Funding SourcesWho gives the money.
AccountsThe known expenses of the budget (e.g. contractor therapists).
Account DepositsMoney allocated from the budget to an account.
DisbursementsUnexpected expenses paid from the budget: date, amount, check number, vendor invoice, who authorized and mailed it.

A new year

Make the new Budget, then use Copy Active Accounts to New Year: choose the budget to copy from; the accounts are copied with amount 0 and the new budget's dates.

PsyTrace checks

  • Deposits and disbursements are never edited: View, or Delete (marked deleted, the amount taken back off).
  • It asks before allocating or spending more than the budget has left, and before a negative deposit (a correction?).
  • A Budget or Account needs a name, and its end date after its begin date.
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