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ZERO-BASED BUDGETING - The process of preparing an operating plan or budget that starts with no authorized funds. In a zero-based budget, each activity to be funded must be justified every time a new budget is prepared. Zero Based Budgeting - ZBB A method of budgeting in which all expenditures must be justified each new period, as opposed to only explaining the amounts requested in excess of the previous period's funding. For example, if an organization used ZBB, each department would have to justify its funding every year. That is, funding would have a base at zero. A department would have to show why its funding efficiently helps the organization toward its goals. ZBB is especially encouraged for Government budgets because expenditures can easily run out of control if it is automatically assumed what was spent last year must be spent this year. Background and Nature of Zero-Base Budgeting Zero-Base Budgeting (ZBB) was...

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