Costs and revenue planning
Past performance
Comparisons of actual and expected outcomes
Reported to external users
An information summary
Future focus
The attachment of cost information to cost objects
Plan long, medium and short run operations
Safeguard tangible and intangible assets
The establishment of budgets, standard costs and actual costs of operations
Control operations and ensure the efficient use of resources
The analysis of variances, profitability or the social use of funds
Presents both financial and non-financial information
Reports produced infrequently
Highly regulated content and presentation
No comparability with reports of other organisations
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