Bookkeeping for dummies
By: by Lita Epstein, MBA
Edition: 2nd edition.
Series: For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781119173908; 9781118950364
Subjects: Bookkeeping; Handbooks, manuals; Business
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Basic bookkeeping: why you need it. So you want to do the books; title: Getting down to bookkeeping basics; title: Outlining your financial road map with a chart of accounts; title: Keeping a paper trail. Ledgers: a one-stop summary of your business transactions; title: Keeping journals; title: Computer options for your bookkeeping; title: Controlling your books, your records, and your money; title: Tracking your day-to-day operations with your books. Buying and tracking your purchases; title: Counting your sales; title: Employee payroll and benefits; title: Employer-paid taxes and government payroll reporting; title: Preparing the books for year's (or month's) end. Depreciating your assets; title: Paying and collecting interest; title: Proving out the cash; title: Closing the journals; title: Checking your accuracy; title: by trial and hopefully no error; title: Adjusting the books; title: Reporting results and starting over. Developing a balance sheet; title: Producing an income statement; title: Completing year-end payroll and reports; title: Satisfying the tax man; title: Prepping the books for a new accounting cycle; title: The part of tens. Top ten ways to manage your business cash with your books; title: Top ten most important accounts for any bookkeeper.