{"id":3382,"date":"2018-11-01T16:34:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T14:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lending-express.com\/blog\/?p=3382"},"modified":"2019-01-22T12:55:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T10:55:02","slug":"a-basic-guide-to-accurate-cash-flow-forecasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/a-basic-guide-to-accurate-cash-flow-forecasting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Basic Guide to Accurate Cash Flow Forecasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cashflow forecasting isn\u2019t just great for large corporations but is something necessary for small businesses too. Armed with cash forecasting, you\u2019ll be able to visualize an in-depth view of your finances and better your business decision making. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing as small businesses don\u2019t always have as much cash lying around to grab in case of an emergency, cashflow forecasting allows for you to balance a healthy cash flow and keep your business floating. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is cash flow forecasting?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short cash flow forecasting involves making a plan to show exactly how much money your business expects to receive in, and pay out, over a certain period of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to to get a cash flow projection for cash forecasting in your business, you\u2019ll need to do three things (if you want an easy service to do this for you, then scroll to &#8216;cash flow forecasting made easy below):<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Create your sales forecast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Begin by planning how much the business expects to earn in sales per month. This will give you your \u2018receiving in\u2019 figure.<\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Create your profit and loss forecast:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For the next stage of your cash flow projection, you\u2019ll need to figure out how much you expect to spend on a daily basis for the running costs. Your profit and loss forecast will combine your business\u2019s income with the day-to-day running costs to help give you a view of projected future profit.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Tip:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> make sure to include costs <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exclusive <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u201cnet\u201d) of VAT.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Create your cash flow forecast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using steps one and two, you\u2019ll be able to create your cash flow forecast.<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3387 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/iStock-828409298-1024x587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/iStock-828409298.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/iStock-828409298-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/iStock-828409298-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/iStock-828409298-471x270.jpg 471w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<h3><b>All in all, for your cash flow forecast you\u2019ll need to include:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Money coming in from your sales forecast<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (be sure to list income when it has actually been PAID rather than invoiced as you would have done in your sales forecast).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Non-sales income<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.become.co\/unsecured-business-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business loans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.become.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Money coming out<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from your profit and loss forecast &#8211; this should be noted in the months you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pay <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for them and record your costs <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inclusive <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(\u201cgross\u201d) of VAT if you\u2019re registered for sales tax that is. Be sure to also leave out things like mileage and depreciation which are \u2018non-cash\u2019 costs!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u2018Other\u2019 costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; this will vary from business to business but could include things like taxes, equipment expenses, drawing money from the business for personal use etc.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add up your expenditure from each month and subtract that from your money coming in and voila, you\u2019ll be left with your net cash inflow. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drawing up these three simple forecasts shouldn\u2019t take too long, and once you get the hang of it will become an easy habit. Cash forecasting will give you a good view of how your business will likely unfold, giving it the best possible chance of success in the future. <\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How far into the future should you forecast?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, it\u2019s best to forecast one year ahead. Any more than that, and the forecast will become more and more inaccurate. No one knows exactly what the future holds and whether a sudden change in the economy, a new competitor or even a natural disaster could ruin your business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Top Tip: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be sure to update your forecast if it becomes way off (say a product sells better or worse than expected). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits of cash flow forecasting:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By planning out how much you expect to make in sales each month, quarter and year as well as your expenditure you\u2019ll be equipped with the knowledge to better your business. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Benefits of cash flow forecasting include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Better decision making in business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding of whether you can afford a new employee<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand if you could start developing a new product\/service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine whether or not you need to scale up or down (in terms of office\/workshop space)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Determine whether or not you\u2019ll need to borrow money if you\u2019re running out of cash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct vs indirect cash flow forecasting<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you get down to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.become.co\/blog\/how-to-forecast-your-business-revenue-and-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">business forecasting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, there are two main methods to consider, those are direct and indirect cash flow forecasting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct cash forecasting is more used for short-term purposes shows how cash movements are forecasted to change in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indirect cash forecasting, on the other hand, is derived from a number of projected income statements as well as balance sheets with various methods used to achieve this. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A quick sum up of direct vs indirect cash flow forecasting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; border-color: #aabcfe; table-layout: fixed; width: 747px;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col style=\"width: 99px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 307px;\" \/>\n<col style=\"width: 341px;\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #113e59; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\"><\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\">Direct Forecasting<\/th>\n<th style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\">Indirect Forecasting<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\">Time<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Usually less than 1 year<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #90b586; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Usually more than 1 year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\">What is shows<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #000000; background-color: #e6edf1; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Operational cash requirements + cash needed to fund working capital<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #90b586; background-color: #e6edf1; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cash needed in order to fund long-term growth<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\">Constructed of<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Analysis of: payments\/creditors &amp; receipts\/deptors<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #90b586; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Analysis of: income statement\/balance deviations<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\">Pro<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #000000; background-color: #e6edf1; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Higher accuracy (due to short term forecast). More detailed and cash focused future balances <\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #90b586; background-color: #e6edf1; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Better for long-term planning &amp; easy to use and calculate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #ffffff; background-color: #113e59; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid inherit;\">Con<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #669; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Not for long-term planning<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; padding: 10px 5px; overflow: hidden; word-break: normal; color: #669; background-color: #d2e4fc; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #90b586;\">Less accuracy and more difficult to compile. More difficult to plan daily cash management<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash flow forecasting made easy!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If all of this information has gotten you feeling dizzy then fear not, you don\u2019t have to handle all of the numbers on your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some great service providers out there who will not only help you with calculating your cash flow forecast but can also help you with a cash flow analysis. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First off, in order to keep track of all of your expenses, you\u2019ll need a good bookkeeping service such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/quickbooks.intuit.com\/au\/partners\/lending-express\/?cid=par_lendingexpress_EDM1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intuits QuickBooks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve got your bookkeeping sorted, a handy application called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/float.grsm.io\/lending-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Float<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help you easily project your business\u2019s future bank balance be it for the next month, next year or even further ahead! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><b><i>Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is provided for informational purposes only, should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter and should not be relied upon as such. 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