# Getting started with AWS Cost Management
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This section provides information that you need to get started with using the AWS Cost Management console. As a first step, you need to sign up for an AWS account and set up IAM users.

## Sign up for an AWS account
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To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the *AWS Account Management Reference Guide*.

## Attach the required IAM policy to an IAM identity
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AWS account owners can provide permissions to specific users who need to view or manage the Billing and Cost Management data for an AWS account. To start activating access to the Billing and Cost Management console, see [IAM tutorial: Delegate access to the billing console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/tutorial_billing.html) in the *IAM User Guide*.

For more information about IAM policies specific to Billing and Cost Management, see [Using identity-based policies (IAM policies) for Billing and Cost Management](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-permissions-ref.html).

For a list of Billing and Cost Management policy examples, see [Billing and Cost Management policy examples](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/billing-example-policies.html).