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What is a receipts and payments budget?

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Answer

A receipts and payments budget is the standard cash budget format listing all expected cash inflows (receipts) and outflows (payments) by period, netting to the change in cash and the closing balance. It deals only in cash, ignoring accruals and non-cash items, and is the most common way to present a cash budget.
Real-world example The receipts and payments budget shows all cash in and out each month to project the balance.

Common follow-ups: What does it exclude? | What is its output?