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Business IT budget planner

Separate upfront spending from monthly commitments and replacement reserves.

Build a three-year technology allowance for your team. Start with your own supplier quotes, then use the result to check what you can afford before signing contracts.

Planning estimates only. Defaults are illustrative assumptions, not supplier quotes. Edit them for your business. Monetary inputs are AUD excluding GST unless a field says otherwise.

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Method, assumptions and limitations

Upfront = devices × cost + setup; contingency = upfront × percentage. Monthly services = staff × software + internet + support + security. Three-year cash allowance = upfront with contingency + 36 × (services + replacement reserve). The reserve is money set aside, not an additional purchase already made.

The inclusive display assumes all entered goods and services attract 10% GST. It is a planning convention, not a tax assessment. This model holds prices and staff constant. Add finance charges, migration, training, contract increases and implementation downtime to your inputs where applicable.

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