Variance Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA APM Exams › Variance This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by Ken Garrett. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts February 3, 2020 at 7:20 am #560473 jerrParticipant Topics: 1Replies: 1☆ What’s the difference between budget variance and planning variance? February 3, 2020 at 7:56 am #560474 Ken GarrettKeymaster Topics: 10Replies: 10652☆☆☆☆☆ A budget variance is the difference between the actual amount of expense or income and the planned or budgeted amount. A planning variance is the difference between the original budget amount and a revised budget amount. Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In