1. Garrison, R. H., Noreen, E. W., & Brewer, P. C. (2021). Managerial Accounting (17th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. In Chapter 1, "Managerial Accounting: An Overview," the text distinguishes between financial and managerial accounting, identifying planning (which includes budgeting) as a primary responsibility of managers that relies on managerial accounting information.
2. Walther, L. M., & Skousen, C. J. (2009). Managerial and Cost Accounting. Bookboon.com. In Chapter 1, "Managerial Accounting," it is stated that "managerial accounting information is aimed at internal users" and covers activities like "planning, controlling, and decision making," with budgeting cited as a key tool (p. 10).
3. MIT OpenCourseWare. (2004). 15.511 Financial Accounting, Fall 2004. Lecture Notes, Lecture 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting. The notes differentiate the two fields, stating financial accounting produces the balance sheet and statement of cash flows for external parties, whereas managerial accounting provides internal reports like budgets for decision-making (pp. 4-5).