Front cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Government Budget Forecasting: Improving the State of the Art; PART 1: FORECAST PRACTICES; Chapter 2. Federal Revenue Forecasting; Chapter 3. The State of the Art: Revenue Forecasting in U.S. State Governments; Chapter 4. Forecasting State Revenues in Louisiana: From Dramatic Changes in the Oil and Gas Industry in the 1970s and 1980s to the Aftermath of Catastrophic Hurricanes in the 2000s; Chapter 5. Budget Forecasting for the State of California*; Chapter 6. Forecasting the Personal Income Tax.
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Offers a reference on the theory and practice of government revenue and expenditure forecasting in the US. This book defines budget forecasting, explains its importance, describes how budget forecasts are prepared, and analyzes the link between forecasting, accounting, auditing, and performance measurement.