If the budget is in say B2:B13, use
=SUM(B2:INDEX(B2:B13,MONTH(TODAY())))

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Bob
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>I have an actual sales report by month and a separate line for budget with
> all 12 months. I want to generate a report monthly which will give year to
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> actual
> versus budget?