Bookkeeping workbook for dummies
Kelly, Jane2009
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Fully updated for a UK audience 'Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies' is the easiest way to get up to speed in all the basics of bookkeeping! This practical workbook will help readers brush up on their bookkeeping basics and sharpen their problem solving skills.Fully updated for a UK audience Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies is the easiest way to get up to speed in all the basics of bookkeeping: from setting up a bookkeeping system and recording transactions to managing payroll, preparing profit and loss statements, tackling tax and filing month and year end reports finances. Expert author Jane Kelly guides you step-by-step through every aspect of financial record and offers quick tips to help you work through the interactive exercises and practical problems encouraging you to find your own route to a solution and sharpen your skills along the way. Whether you're studying on a bookkeeping course or balancing the books in a small business this book is the fastest way to get started. Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition includes: Part I: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics Chapter 1: Deciphering the Basics Chapter 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System Chapter 3: Sorting Out Your Business Road Map Part II: Putting it All on Paper Chapter 4: Looking at the Big Picture Chapter 5: Journaling - The Devil's in the Details Chapter 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money Part III: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books Chapter 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases Chapter 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales Chapter 9: Employee Payroll and Benefits Part IV: Getting Ready for Year's (Or Month's) End Chapter 10: Depreciating Your Assets Chapter 11: Paying and Collecting Interest Chapter 12: Checking Your Books Chapter 13: Checking and Correcting Your Books Part V: Reporting Results and Starting Over Chapter 14: Developing a Balance Sheet Chapter 15: Producing a Profit and Loss Statement Chapter 16: Reporting for Not-For-Profit Organizations Chapter 17: Doing Your Business Taxes Chapter 18: Completing Year-End Payroll and Reports Chapter 19: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year Part VI: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Top Ten Checklist for Managing Your Cash Chapter 21: Top Ten Accounts You Should Monitor Chapter 22: Top Ten Problems You Should Practice Bookkeeping Workbook for Dummies Get to grips with bookkeeping basics Sharpen your skills with interactive exercises and demonstration problems Perform a wide variety of financial transactions Jane Kelly, ACMA Chartered management accountant Lita Epstein, MBA Finance expert UK Edition Design a bookkeeping system that works for you and stay on top of your transactions It's easy to feel intimidated by the ins and outs of bookkeeping day-to-day and at year end but with an understanding of the basics, it needn't be tricky. This no-nonsense workbook leads you through every stage of preparing and maintaining a ledger so you know exactly what your assets are doing and how to maximise your profits. Packed with insider tips, checklists and practical bookkeeping exercises, there's really no better time to get things in balance. Discover Ways to record, track and adjust bookkeeping entries How to calculate cost trends Advice on tackling taxes, interest rates and depreciation Tips on drawing up accurate profit and loss statements and analysing what they mean Sample invoices, credit notes and calculation tables The Dummies Workbook Way Plain-English explanations Step-by-step procedures Hands-on practice exercises Ample workspace to work out problems Tear-out Cheat Sheet A dash of humour and fun
Main title:
Bookkeeping workbook for dummies / by Jane Kelly and Lita Epstein.
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Imprint:
Chichester : Wiley, c2009.
Collation:
xvi, 271 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 cheat sheet.
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Exploring Bookkeeping Basics. Chapter 1: Deciphering the Basics. Chapter 2: Designing Your Bookkeeping System. Chapter 3: Sorting Out Your Chart of accounts. Part II: Putting It All on Paper. Chapter 4: Looking at the Ledgers. Chapter 5: Journaling - The Devil's in the Details. Chapter 6: Designing Controls for Your Books, Your Records, and Your Money. Part III: Tracking Day-to-Day Business Operations with Your Books. Chapter 7: Purchasing Goods and Tracking Your Purchases. Chapter 8: Calculating and Monitoring Sales. Chapter 9: Paying Your Employees. Part IV: Getting Ready for Year's (Or Month's) End. Chapter 10: Depreciating Your Assets. Chapter 11: Paying and Collecting Interest. Chapter 12: Checking Your Books. Chapter 13: Correcting Your Books. Part V: Putting on Your Best Financial Face. Chapter 14: Showing Everything's in Balance. Chapter 15: Producing a Profi t and Loss Statement. Chapter 16: Reporting for Not-for-profi t Organisations. Chapter 17: Doing Your Business Taxes. Chapter 18: Completing Year End Payroll and Reports. Chapter 19: Getting Ready for a New Bookkeeping Year. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 20: Ten Top Ways to Manage Your Cash. Chapter 20: Ten Top Accounts You Should Monitor. Chapter 22: Ten Top Problems You Should Practise. Index.
ISBN:
9780470744208 (pbk)
Dewey class:
657.2
LC class:
HF5636
Language:
English
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BRN:
2089973
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