Bookkeeping for dummies
Book - 2015
Learn how to "manage assets and liabilities; track business transactions accurately with ledgers and journals; prepare balance sheets, income statements, tax forms, payroll and more"--Cover.
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- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
©2015
[2015] - Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xiv, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781118950364
- Introduction
- Basic bookkeeping: why you need it. So you want to do the books ; Getting down to bookkeeping basics ; Outlining your financial road map with a chart of accounts
- Keeping a paper trail. Ledgers: a one-stop summary of your business transactions ; Keeping journals ; Computer options for your bookkeeping ; Controlling your books, your records, and your money
- Tracking your day-to-day operations with your books. Buying and tracking your purchases ; Counting your sales ; Employee payroll and benefits ; Employer-paid taxes and government payroll reporting
- Preparing the books for year's (or month's) end. Depreciating your assets ; Paying and collecting interest ; Proving out the cash ; Closing the journals ; Checking your accuracy by trial and hopefully no error ; Adjusting the books
- Reporting results and starting over. Developing a balance sheet ; Producing an income statement ; Completing year-end payroll and reports ; Satisfying the tax man ; Prepping the books for a new accounting cycle
- The part of tens. Top ten ways to manage your business cash with your books ; Top ten most important accounts for any bookkeeper.