diff --git a/src/pages/accounting/AccountingReportsPage.tsx b/src/pages/accounting/AccountingReportsPage.tsx
index c948243..5ac1048 100644
--- a/src/pages/accounting/AccountingReportsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/accounting/AccountingReportsPage.tsx
@@ -1310,6 +1310,13 @@ function BudgetVsActuals({ companyId, from, to, currency, companyName, rangeLabe
   const [budgetId, setBudgetId] = useState<string>("");
   useEffect(() => { if (!budgetId && budgets.length) setBudgetId(budgets[0].id); }, [budgets, budgetId]);
 
+  // Actuals comparison window — defaults to the report period, but the user can
+  // choose any custom date range to compare against the budget.
+  const [actFrom, setActFrom] = useState(from);
+  const [actTo, setActTo] = useState(to);
+  useEffect(() => { setActFrom(from); setActTo(to); }, [from, to]);
+  const actualsLabel = `${actFrom} to ${actTo}`;
+
   const { data: accounts = [] } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["accounts", companyId],
     enabled: !!companyId,
@@ -1323,18 +1330,18 @@ function BudgetVsActuals({ companyId, from, to, currency, companyName, rangeLabe
   });
 
   const { data: actualsData } = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ["bva-actuals", companyId, from, to],
+    queryKey: ["bva-actuals", companyId, actFrom, actTo],
     enabled: !!companyId,
     queryFn: async () => {
       const [inv, exp, txns, billItemsRes] = await Promise.all([
         // All issued invoices (accrual — not filtered by payment status)
-        accounting.from("invoices").select("total,status,issue_date").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("issue_date", from).lte("issue_date", to).not("status", "in", '("void","draft")'),
+        accounting.from("invoices").select("total,status,issue_date").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("issue_date", actFrom).lte("issue_date", actTo).not("status", "in", '("void","draft")'),
         // Expenses table (tertiary for expense matching)
-        accounting.from("expenses").select("amount,category,date").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("date", from).lte("date", to),
+        accounting.from("expenses").select("amount,category,date").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("date", actFrom).lte("date", actTo),
         // Transactions with coa_account_id (primary — covers banking + receive-payments flow)
-        accounting.from("transactions").select("coa_account_id,amount,type").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("date", from).lte("date", to).not("coa_account_id", "is", null),
+        accounting.from("transactions").select("coa_account_id,amount,type").eq("company_id", companyId).gte("date", actFrom).lte("date", actTo).not("coa_account_id", "is", null),
         // Bill items joined to bills in range (secondary — covers bills paid via Bills page)
-        accounting.from("bill_items").select("account_id,amount,bills!inner(issue_date,company_id)").eq("bills.company_id", companyId).gte("bills.issue_date", from).lte("bills.issue_date", to).not("account_id", "is", null),
+        accounting.from("bill_items").select("account_id,amount,bills!inner(issue_date,company_id)").eq("bills.company_id", companyId).gte("bills.issue_date", actFrom).lte("bills.issue_date", actTo).not("account_id", "is", null),
       ]);
       return {
         invoices: inv.data ?? [],
@@ -1452,7 +1459,7 @@ function BudgetVsActuals({ companyId, from, to, currency, companyName, rangeLabe
     return rows;
   }, [grouped, groupedOrdered, budgetByAcct, actualByAcct]);
 
-  const fileBase = `budget-vs-actuals-${from}-to-${to}`;
+  const fileBase = `budget-vs-actuals-${actFrom}-to-${actTo}`;
 
   const exportCSV = () => {
     const esc = (s: any) => `"${String(s).replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
@@ -1470,7 +1477,7 @@ function BudgetVsActuals({ companyId, from, to, currency, companyName, rangeLabe
     doc.setFont("helvetica", "bold"); doc.setFontSize(14); doc.setTextColor(33, 37, 41);
     doc.text("Budget vs Actuals", 40, 50);
     doc.setFont("helvetica", "normal"); doc.setFontSize(9); doc.setTextColor(110, 116, 122);
-    doc.text(`${companyName} · ${rangeLabel}`, 40, 66);
+    doc.text(`${companyName} · ${actualsLabel}`, 40, 66);
     autoTable(doc, {
       startY: 80,
       head: [["Account", "Budget", "Actual", "Variance", "Variance %"]],
@@ -1502,6 +1509,12 @@ function BudgetVsActuals({ companyId, from, to, currency, companyName, rangeLabe
               {budgets.map((b: any) => <SelectItem key={b.id} value={b.id}>{b.name} (FY {b.fiscal_year})</SelectItem>)}
             </SelectContent>
           </Select>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <Label className="text-sm">Actuals from</Label>
+            <Input type="date" value={actFrom} onChange={(e) => setActFrom(e.target.value)} className="h-9 w-40" />
+            <Label className="text-sm">to</Label>
+            <Input type="date" value={actTo} onChange={(e) => setActTo(e.target.value)} className="h-9 w-40" />
+          </div>
           <div className="ml-auto flex gap-2">
             <Button variant="outline" onClick={exportCSV}><Download className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" /> CSV</Button>
             <Button onClick={exportPDF}><FileDown className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" /> PDF</Button>